Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley was shot to death on Halloween night, October 31, 2025, in South Los Angeles. Around 11 p.m., outside a smoke shop near 69th and Figueroa Streets, he approached a car and was fired upon. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene as the shooter fled into the night.
Detectives opened a homicide investigation and, as of November 2, had not announced any arrests.
Police described the killing as a suspected targeted attack rather than a random encounter, but did not publicly identify a suspect.
Henley was widely known in Los Angeles as “Baby Uiie,” and his killing drew swift attention because of his family’s profile and ties to the city’s music and sports communities. Reports identified him as the son of music executive Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr. and the older brother of Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley, details that underscored the shock that rippled through fans and friends after the Halloween shooting. Authorities, however, have not linked his death to any broader case and have kept the focus on finding whoever pulled the trigger outside that South Figueroa smoke shop.
By the weekend, candles and conversations had gathered on the corner where the gunfire broke the holiday’s noise, but official updates remained scarce. With no suspect in custody and no motive publicly confirmed, the case stood as a stark Los Angeles story: a crowded street, a quick burst of violence, and a family waiting for answers while investigators pieced together the final movements that brought Jabari Henley to that car window and the fatal shots that followed.
