Anthony Soloc, 50, was found shot to death at his Inglewood, California, home on January 20, 2023. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled the death a homicide.

In January 2024 authorities charged 37-year-old Joshua Lee Simmons with Soloc’s murder. Simmons was already in custody on charges accusing him of the July 2023 killing of 32-year-old aspiring rapper Javonnta Marshann Murphy, whose body was found inside a 55-gallon drum in Malibu Lagoon. The amended complaint against Simmons includes special-circumstance allegations of multiple murders and allegations of personal use of an assault weapon and a semi-automatic pistol; he also faces counts of criminal threats and attempted robbery for separate 2023 incidents. A second person, 41-year-old Dennis Eugene Vance, is charged as an accessory after the fact in connection with Murphy’s death and is free on bond.

As of December 2024, Simmons remains in custody awaiting trial on the Soloc and Murphy cases and related charges, and investigators say the probe into the full extent of the alleged criminal activity is ongoing. If anyone knew Anthony Soloc or has information about his death, please share what you know.