Los Angeles police have identified the man killed in his West LA home by an intruder as social justice humanitarian Michael Latt.
Prosecutors said Thursday that Latt was killed by a woman who targeted him for being friends with a woman she had been stalking.
He was shot by the intruder Monday in the 900 block of Alandele Avenue, according to authorities. Officers received a report of a shooting in the home around 6 p.m. and found the victim injured.
Latt, 33, was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.
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Thirty-six-year-old Jameelah Michl was arrested in connection with the shooting. She is facing charges that include murder and burglary with a firearm enhancement. Michl remains behind bars on $3 million bail.
Details about a motive for the attack were not available.
Latt was a film marketing consultant who worked on social justice campaigns through his deep ties to Hollywood. He founded Lead With Love, working on campaigns with the likes of filmmaker Ryan Coogler and musician-actor Common, according to his website.
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The Chapman University graduate's film marketing campaigns included one for Coogler's "Fruitvale Station," about the killing of Oscar Grant by police in Oakland.
Michelle Satter, Latt's mother and the founding senior director of artists programs at the Sundance Institute, said on X that her son was devoted to his career.
"Our beloved son Michael Latt fell victim to a tragic act of violence this week," Satter said on X. "Michael devoted his career to supporting artists, championing organizations that raised up artists of color, & leveraged storytelling for enduring change. We celebrate his legacy, love & compassion."
Brother Franklin Latt released a statement Thursday.
“Michael was my baby brother and best friend," he said. "We traveled the world together, spoke everyday and were always looking towards what our next adventure would be. To know Michael was to understand that he lived his life with intention. The outpouring of love and support from all those he touched has been gratifying for our family beyond words. He founded his company Lead With Love to champion artists and to affect positive change for the world at large. His legacy will live on eternally through all of us as we choose to lead our own lives with that very same intention.”
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact LAPD’s West Bureau Homicide Investigators at 213-382-9470. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
