Kevin Ball, 48, a male Black resident of Los Angeles, was shot to death on the evening of May 24, 2025, in a narrow alley near Florence Avenue and Dalton Avenue in the city's Manchester Square area. First responders found him mortally wounded, and the county medical examiner later recorded his death as a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds in an alleyway. Formal identification listed him as Kevin Lamar Ball.
Police were called just after 6:24–6:30 p.m.
As officers secured the scene, aerial footage captured two white canopies positioned in the alley, a stark marker that two people had been pronounced dead there. A woman was also injured and taken to a hospital. Authorities confirmed one of the deceased as Ball in the days that followed.
Accounts from officers describe two assailants firing into a crowd gathered in the alley before fleeing. Patrol units established a perimeter with air support and began a block-by-block search. One suspect was detained soon after; a second, who briefly barricaded inside a location, was taken into custody following a subsequent sweep within the secured area. Investigators said they were probing motive and evaluating whether the attack was gang-related.
Public records and memorial listings register Ball's death on May 24, 2025, in Los Angeles, reflecting a community still looking for answers as detectives continue assembling witness statements and evidence from the alley.
