Father of 4 shot and killed while sitting in car in South LA was out buying Christmas presents

Father shot, killed while Christmas shopping

A family is in mourning after Marquette Deon Scott Jr. was shot and killed while he was sitting in his car at a South LA gas station. His family said the father of four was in town to buy Christmas presents.

LOS ANGELES - The man shot to death while he sat in his car at a South Los Angeles gas station was identified Monday as a father of four. On Tuesday, family and friends gathered near the scene of the shooting to mourn the dad, who was out buying Christmas presents.

The shooting was reported at 11:08 p.m. Sunday in the 8500 block of South Hoover Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Marquette Deon Scott Jr., 32, died at the scene, according to the LAPD and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

"My son was loved. He will be missed. He was innocent," said Scott's mom Melanie Gammage. "Y'all took my baby from me. You took my baby from me and I want justice and I'm gonna get it, if it's the last thing I do."

Trenise Anderson, the mother of Scott's daughter, was there with the child Tuesday night. She said is murder, "It's not right. It's not right, it's not fair."

According to the LAPD, video showed two suspects approaching Scott's car in their own vehicle, jumping out, shooting him, getting back in their car, and driving off.

"I want you guys to turn yourselves in, please," said Gammage "I just want justice because my son was innocent.

City News Service contributed to this report.