On February 13, 2023, at about 3:15 a.m., 78-year-old Raymond Ray Lewis Howard was shot and killed in his apartment in the 14600 block of Moorpark Street in Sherman Oaks, California. The shooting followed a dispute with his neighbor, 42-year-old Hadis Haile, reportedly over a noise complaint. Responding officers pronounced Howard dead at the scene.

Haile contacted authorities after the shooting and was arrested on suspicion of murder; a weapon registered to Haile was recovered at the scene and he is being held on $2 million bond. Howard was a retired history teacher and a licensed Marriage and Family Child Counselor who advocated for the LGBTQ community and social justice. He is survived by his twin brother Robert, his sister Marianne, his brother Donald, and several nephews and nieces.

If anyone knew Raymond or has information about the dispute with his neighbor, please come forward.