According to media reports, the man fatally shot at a pool party inside a very large home in a multimillion-dollar neighborhood in Granada Hills Saturday, was a rapper well-known in the Los Angeles Area. Two other people were also shot and injured.
Scattered cups and pool toys were among blood stains in the backyard of the house following the shooting in the 12400 block of Longacre Avenue.
Devonshire officers reported to a radio call of shots fired around 9 p.m. Saturday.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed three people were shot, including one 30-year-old man who police found suffering from a gun shot wound in the backyard of the home when they arrived. He was transported to a hospital where he died.
Music fans and artists have taken to social media mourning the man, who they have identified as rapper Justin Lishey, known as Kid Cali or cali OSo, from Inglewood. The coroner has yet to confirm the man's identity.
The two others were in stable condition after surgery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. One man in his mid-20s was taken to the hospital by a private car from the house, and was at the hospital Sunday, an LAPD officer added. Another man taken to the hospital by a private car was also expected to survive.
But out of the 100-plus people who attended Saturday's party, not one person has come forward to give police a description of the shooter.
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— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) August 21, 2016
The news has devastated Lishey's mother who had a seizure on Monday. Now, his eight brothers and sisters, who asked not to be identified, are demanding that Lishey's killer turn himself in.
"He's [the shooter] a coward. My brother had no weapon on him," Lishey's sister told NBC4.
Lishey, a father to a baby girl, "could make anyone laugh," a friend said.
Police say they are trying to figure out who owns the house and who was hosting the party.
The mansion pool party was advertised on social media, and charged an admissions fee, according to the LAPD. Witnesses said over 100 people had attended.
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An online search indicates there may have been other ticketed events at this house.
Police were searching for the gunman, who left the party on foot, police said. They did not know what prompted the shooting.
Officials said they don't believe that Lishey was in a gang, but detectives believe the shooting likely had some gang connection.
Police called LA Councilman Mitch Englander 1 a.m. Saturday to notify him of the shooting.
Englander lives in Granada Hills and told NBC4 he is meeting with city and district attorneys this week to discuss how to prosecute those responsible for Saturday night's party and others throughout LA.
"This was a commercialized enterprise that put people in danger and cost a life and caused other victims. It's beyond frustrating and so we need to be able to go after these people and hold them accountable," Englander said.
The LAPD is looking at surveillance video from the house. The footage captures the shooter firing five to six shots, at least 3 of which hit Lishey, police said.
One witness, Lishey's friend Dorthea Devilla, called 911 and held his hand until paramedics arrived.
"He kept trying to close his eyes and doze off," Devilla said. "I could tell everybody was yelling. I was like, 'you guys are making him nervous. Stop yelling.'"
City News Service contributed to this report.
