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David Elijah Willis, a 24-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on July 24, 2020, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 500 block of West 117th Street. Coroner’s records show Willis was found in the front yard of a home with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been living in a bronze SUV parked in front of that home.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating and has asked the public for tips; no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. The circumstances that led to the shooting are described as unclear, and family and community members continue to seek answers.
Did anyone in or near Vermont Vista on the evening of July 24, 2020, see anything that could help investigators identify who shot David Willis?