Starryskye
New Member
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 25
- Reaction score
- 0
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-compton10-2008jul10,0,7050270.story
A 25-year-old handyman was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon while sitting inside his car in Compton, authorities said today.
The man, identified by his family as Joshua Ford, was in a parked car outside his home in the 1400 block of North Rose Avenue when a silver Mercedes-Benz pulled up next to him, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Denise Fuchs. Witnesses told police that a passenger in the Mercedes-Benz got out, approached the man and shot him multiple times, Fuchs said.
The gunman then got back into the Mercedes, which was driven by a woman, and sped off heading east on Peck Street, Fuchs said.
The shooting took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. Ford was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This morning yellow circles on the street marked the spots were bullet casings had landed. A long strip of police tape remained tied to a street sign. Ford's family members and friends stood quietly in the backyard.
His older brother said Ford was the middle child in the family. He said they did not know if he was coming home or heading out to work when he was shot.
The man, who did not give his name, said he was angry. He said his brother had been shot four times. He said he wanted officials to do something about all the murders in Compton, a city that has one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in the nation for decades.
This is sad...like in Camden NJ and Detroit....gangs have taken over and take so many innocent lives.:behindbar
A 25-year-old handyman was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon while sitting inside his car in Compton, authorities said today.
The man, identified by his family as Joshua Ford, was in a parked car outside his home in the 1400 block of North Rose Avenue when a silver Mercedes-Benz pulled up next to him, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Denise Fuchs. Witnesses told police that a passenger in the Mercedes-Benz got out, approached the man and shot him multiple times, Fuchs said.
The gunman then got back into the Mercedes, which was driven by a woman, and sped off heading east on Peck Street, Fuchs said.
The shooting took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. Ford was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This morning yellow circles on the street marked the spots were bullet casings had landed. A long strip of police tape remained tied to a street sign. Ford's family members and friends stood quietly in the backyard.
His older brother said Ford was the middle child in the family. He said they did not know if he was coming home or heading out to work when he was shot.
The man, who did not give his name, said he was angry. He said his brother had been shot four times. He said he wanted officials to do something about all the murders in Compton, a city that has one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in the nation for decades.
This is sad...like in Camden NJ and Detroit....gangs have taken over and take so many innocent lives.:behindbar
