On July 29, 2023, at about 10:55 p.m., a shooting in the 2100 block of East 99th Street in Watts, Los Angeles, left 19-year-old Kyimonte Johnson dead. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene; the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the back and the manner homicide.

Three other people — a man and two women — suffered non-life-threatening injuries and transported themselves to a nearby hospital. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the victims had been gathered at a housing development to watch a sporting event when multiple suspects approached on foot and opened fire. The suspects fled on foot, then left in a vehicle that sped away. Authorities have not released suspect or vehicle descriptions, and the motive remains unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspects is asked to contact investigators.