Travon Pratt, 48, a Black/African American male, was fatally wounded on the night of Monday, June 16, 2025, after gunfire erupted at the intersection of East 50th Street and South Central Avenue in Los Angeles’ Central-Alameda neighborhood. Officers from the LAPD’s Newton Division responded around 11 p.m. and found that a group of people had been talking outside when two suspects arrived, opened fire multiple times, and then fled.
At the scene, a woman—later identified as 49-year-old Taniya Delouth—was pronounced dead; Travon Pratt, 48, was transported in critical condition and later died at a hospital. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed the manner of death as homicide and the cause as multiple gunshot wounds.
Witness accounts reported to local media described the two assailants approaching the small gathering and continuing to shoot even as people ran. Detectives said the suspects drove off westbound on 50th Street; early reports indicated there was no detailed suspect description available. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Newton Division detectives as they sought leads in the case.
Within days, the county medical examiner publicly identified both victims, confirming Travon Pratt, 48, died from multiple gunshot wounds and that the case was being investigated as a homicide. Community and memorial pages also recorded Travon Pratt’s death on June 16, 2025, in Los Angeles, reflecting the double-fatality nature of the attack and listing the location in Central-Alameda.
As of the identifications reported on June 18, 2025, law enforcement had not announced any arrests in connection with the shooting, and no motive or suspect identities had been publicly released. Subsequent local write-ups referencing the incident continued to note the absence of an arrest while highlighting ongoing community grief.
