Overview
- Fourteen-year-old Elijah Le'chon Novelle Davenport was shot while sitting in a parked car in the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue on Feb. 28, 2025, and later died at a hospital.
- Homicide detectives concluded the shooter misidentified Elijah as a rival gang member and say an occupant of a black four-door sedan fired multiple shots into the driver’s side.
- On Aug. 10, 2026 the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department published security camera video of the sedan, traced its post-shooting route north on Main Street and said the car did not go past 108th Street.
- Elijah’s mother and sister held a news conference urging the public to come forward and the department asked residents to submit surveillance, dash-cam or cellphone footage or call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
- The case remains unsolved more than a year after the killing and investigators say renewed community tips and local video are the best lead to identify suspects and move the investigation forward.