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January 20, 2008 | 2:20
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Ikime Sims, 20, a black man, was shot in the face at the intersection of Orcutt Avenue and 58th Way in Long Beach at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Sims was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:58 p.m. Anyone with information can call Det. David Rios at (562) 570-7244.
He was not shot in the face, but in the lower body.
Posted by: Jerry Holt | January 25, 2008 at 07:52 AM
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF HIS MOM IS NAME DEBBIE HOLT BECUASE HE HAS HER EYES AND HE LOOKS LIKE HER
Posted by: MISS | January 25, 2008 at 01:52 PM
I will miss you Shawty Loc... AKA GREEN EYES! Im So Sorry... KEME! MAN IM SO SORRY!!! this happened to you... I will love you homie forever and ever...
Posted by: J. Juarez | April 04, 2008 at 02:07 AM