Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in locating an at-risk 51-year-old man missing out of Compton.  

Richard Gillett was last seen in the 800 block of South Center Avenue at around 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, authorities said in a missing persons bulletin.  

The 51-year-old is described as a Black male standing just under 5 feet tall, weighing around 100 pounds with brown eyes, curly gray hair and has missing front teeth.  

He was last seen wearing white pants, a white jacket with black markings, black shoes and a gold watch. 

“Mr. Gillett has a moderate intellectual disability and requires medication,” the bulletin noted. “His family is concerned for his wellbeing and asking for the public’s help.”  

Anyone with information on his whereabouts or who may have seen him is urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.  

A “critically missing or at-risk person” is defined as: 

• A person who has no pattern of running away or disappearing 

• A person in critical need of medical attention 

• The victim of a crime or foul play 

• The victim of a kidnapping or parental abduction 

• A person who is mentally impaired to the extent that such person is unable to care for him or herself or is an immediate danger to his or her own safety or the safety of others 

Camarillo High School will honor one of its most successful alumni when it retires the No. 24 jersey of Jaime Jaquez Jr. later this month.

Jaquez, who starred for the Scorpions before playing at UCLA and now the Miami Heat, will be in town for his squad’s matchups with the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 13 and Lakers on Jan. 15, bookending his Jan. 14 jersey retirement ceremony, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Jaquez, 23, finished his Bruins career as one of the 10 best in school history in points, steals and games played, and he helped lead the team to a Final Four berth in 2021.

He left school in 2023 and was a first-round draft pick for the Heat, for whom he’s averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal per game up to this point in the 2024-25 season, his second as a pro.

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the city of Paramount Wednesday morning.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was notified of the discovery in the area of the 710 Freeway and Rosecrans Avenue just before 2 a.m.

“The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire paramedics,” the Sheriff’s Department stated.

Authorities confirmed the victim was a man but did not provide any further details about his age or identity.

There was also no immediate word on a possible motive for the shooting or a description of any suspect or suspects.

Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers by dialing 800-222-8477.