On Thursday, August 9, 2018, Chaz Ashworth, a 29-year-old Black man, lost his life in a homicide in Gardena, California. According to Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ashworth died as a result of strangulation. His death was associated with an address at 1835 West 166th Street, in a residential area of Gardena. The circumstances surrounding his final moments were not described in the publicly available account of his death.
Ashworth's killing was documented in Los Angeles County's homicide records, with the Gardena Police Department identified as the law enforcement agency responsible for the case. The determination that he had been strangled established the violent nature of his death, but the available records did not explain what led to the fatal encounter. Details about who discovered him, whether there were witnesses, and whether investigators identified a possible motive were not made public in the available reporting.
The investigation into Ashworth's death remains difficult to trace through publicly accessible information. No independently verified reports were located identifying a suspect, describing an arrest, or confirming that criminal charges were filed in connection with his killing. Likewise, no documented trial, conviction, or sentencing could be established. The absence of published developments does not necessarily mean investigators failed to identify a suspect or that the case remains officially unsolved.
Ashworth's death stands as a tragic loss, with many important questions about the circumstances still unanswered in the public record. More than eight years after the killing, the available information establishes when and where his life ended and the manner in which he was killed, but offers little insight into who was responsible or what happened during the events leading up to his death.
