Overview
- Los Angeles County medical examiner officials confirmed the victim as Jabari Henley after a late-night shooting on Oct. 31 at 69th and Figueroa in the Vermont-Slauson area.
- LAPD says witnesses reported Henley approached a vehicle before someone inside opened fire, and firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Police have not announced any arrests, released a suspect description, or identified a motive in the killing.
- Authorities have not labeled the shooting as gang-related, and the investigation remains ongoing.
- Henley was the son of Eugene “Big U” Henley, who is in federal custody on a 43-count racketeering indictment with a trial scheduled for May 2026.