Overview
- - Los Angeles County officials confirmed the deceased as 34-year-old Jabari Henley after a late-night shooting near 69th and Figueroa in the Vermont-Slauson area.
- - LAPD says the victim approached a vehicle around 11:11 p.m. when someone inside opened fire; the suspects fled and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
- - Police have released no suspect description, have not determined a motive, and have not confirmed whether the shooting is gang-related.
- - Family sources and incarcerated music executive Luce Cannon say Eugene “Big U” Henley is heartbroken, and Cannon told TMZ he believes Jabari knew the shooter.
- - The killing comes as Eugene “Big U” Henley remains in federal custody on a sweeping RICO-related indictment prosecutors describe as a mafia-like enterprise, with trial set for May 2026 and a status conference scheduled this week.