Maurio Proctor, 25

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Maurio Proctor, a 25-year-old black man, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting along 101st Street in South L.A. at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. According to Det. Sal LaBarbera of LAPD’s South Bureau, Proctor and another man were standing near an apartment unit at the Jordan Downs housing project, when a black Chevrolet Impala drove by and began shooting. Proctor was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. Proctor’s death is related to a series of shootings connected to the death of Branden Bullard (see below).

Update: Police arrested Daniel Colvin, a 19-year-old young black man, Tuesday, Jan. 29, on suspicion of murder. Police declared Colvin as the suspected gunman in the drive-by shooting after detectives searched through surveillance videos, authorities said. Cedrick Johnson, an 18-year-old young black man, was also arrested on suspicion of involvement in the shooting, detectives said.