Wilbert Mahone, 18
Wilbert Jamaal Mahone, 18, a black youth, was shot in the side at 3740 E. Pauline St. in Compton and died at 7:56 p.m. Monday, May 14.
Jamaal to his family, he had come to Los Angeles from Georgia to look for work, and was at the home of a family member when drive-by shooters came down the street, and shot him. He made it inside the house, and died there, holding the hand of his 16-year-old brother. He was one of seven children of a Boeing line supervisor and his wife, Wilbert and Yolanda Mahone. The couple had moved their family to Georgia from Compton four years ago because, "we had sons and we didn't want them to be killed," said Yolanda Mahone. But hunger for jobs had drawn the sons back to their old neighborhood, with its old associations. Wilbert Mahone had applied for a job as a union laborer job here in Southern California, and was waiting to hear whether he got it, which he did, after his death.
Update: Two suspects have been arrested.
Justice!!! thank the heavens!
Posted by: unico | August 02, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Rest in peace Jamaal. We will miss you.
Posted by: niccole payton | January 03, 2008 at 05:48 AM
Justice has been served on this case.
Posted by: karla | July 30, 2008 at 09:13 AM
THIS IS MA COUSIN JAMAAL AND I REALLY MISS HIM I WISH HE WAS STILL HERE.
THE FAMILY ALL MISS U ESPECIALLY JARROD.
BIG COUSIN
R.I.P
JAMAAL(POOKA)
Posted by: NICOLE | February 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM
just has not been served the driver is still on the streets. Scrappy is on the streets living life and he was the driver of the car that killed jamall mahone. and the two girls that were in the car should be in jail as well.
Posted by: Kim Thomas | July 14, 2009 at 04:12 PM
i miss ma big cuzzin jamaal the girls that were in the should have the balls tio turn them selves in lovin all of ma family r.i.p mally mall............................................luv aliyah
Posted by: aliyah | November 05, 2009 at 01:12 PM
r.i.p big cuzzo mally mall
Posted by: aliyah | November 05, 2009 at 01:12 PM