Christopher Burgin, a 31-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in South Los Angeles on Friday, September 12, 2025. Around 5:50 p.m., police received reports of gunfire near Hoover Street and Gage Avenue; officers later located the victim near Hoover and 68th Street, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner subsequently identified him as Christopher Burgin and listed the manner of death as homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the neck.
Investigators said an unidentified male suspect fled immediately after the shooting in an early-2000s silver Chevrolet four-door sedan. Witness information indicated a. 40-caliber handgun was used, and detectives had not determined a motive by the end of the night. No arrest was announced in the immediate aftermath.
Public records tied to the medical examiner's case confirmed Burgin's identity and age and noted the killing occurred on a sidewalk. The formal pronouncement of death was made that Friday evening, and the death was recorded under case number 2025-14563. Community memorial listings later marked the date and location of his death while authorities continued to seek leads.
