LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff's officials on Tuesday announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the drive-by killing of the father of former NBA player Richard Jefferson 4½ years ago.
Richard Jefferson Sr., 65, was shot on the evening of Sept. 19, 2018, while chatting with a group of people in the 1400 block of Paulsen Avenue in Compton. At least one gunman opened fire on Jefferson from a dark-colored vehicle, according to sheriff's officials.
Investigators have said they believe the shooter or shooters were gang members who targeted Jefferson because they falsely thought he belonged to a rival gang. Neither Jefferson nor the people he was speaking with had ever been involved with gangs, sheriff's homicide Lt. Patricia Thomas said at a news conference announcing the reward.
