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Reward Offered After Father of Ex-NBA Player Gunned Down in 2018 in Compton

Investigators believe Jefferson was targeted by a gang solely because of his race and where he was standing at the time.

AUBURN HILLS, MI  – APRIL 22:  Richard Jefferson #24 of the Cleveland Cavaliers warms up before Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Detroit Pistons during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2016 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $10,000 reward for information leading to the gunman who killed a 65-year-old Inglewood man -- the father of a former NBA player Richard Jefferson -- in Compton in 2018.

Ridley-Thomas recommended the reward in the shooting of Richard Allen Jefferson, who was fatally shot while standing on a sidewalk in the 600 block of West Peach Street near the corner of North Paulsen Avenue at about 6:35 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2018.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said a dark-colored vehicle with several men inside drove southbound on Paulsen and fired numerous shots at Jefferson. Ridley-Thomas said investigators believe Jefferson was targeted by a gang solely because of his race and where he was standing at the time.

The victim was the father of Richard Jefferson, who played for several teams over a 17-year NBA career and won a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

Anyone with additional information about the shooting was urged to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

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