Michael Owens, 19

Michael Owens, 19 (KTLA)

COMPTON -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for help in solving a murder that left a high school senior dead.

19-year-old Michael Owens was caught in the crossfire during a fight between two gangs in Compton in January 2009.

Police say he was gunned down while he was walking home from school along 132nd Street.


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Investigators say two gang members got out of a car and shot Owens in the back without warning.

One of two suspect vehicles was a green sedan driven by a woman.

Anyone with information is urged to call authorities.