Jamal Michael Terry was 25 and living in Alondra Park, California, when he was fatally shot on the evening of November 2, 2012. He was standing on the sidewalk near West 147th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard at about 9:14 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached and shot him. Terry ran a short distance after being struck but collapsed and was later pronounced dead; the Los Angeles County coroner listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau investigated. No arrests have been made and the shooter’s identity remains unknown. Investigators asked anyone with information to contact law enforcement or Crime Stoppers, and the community has expressed sadness and frustration while remembering Terry as compassionate and selfless. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward to the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.