Maurio Proctor, 25

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.

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[MISS QUEN]

HEY CUZZO MAN I WOULD NEVA FORGET THIIS DAY II WAS SIITIIN ON MA BED N HEARD SHOTS N SAIID WTF IIZ GOIIN ON ME N MA SIS JUMPED UP N RAN TO THE CAR N DROVE UP TO SEE YU LAYIIN OUT THERE IN AUNTIE YARTD I RAN OVEA THERE N SAIID SIS IITS GUS N WE JUSS SRATED CRYIIN MANIIM MIIS YU JUSS ROLLIIN PASS ME N SWOOPIIN N IIM SAYIIN STOP PLAYIIN BOII LOL MAN YU GON BUT NEVA FORGOTTEN
LOVE YU BULLY

[Maritza Panuco]

Be.l man It's so hard to believe that your're really not here with us anymore. I know people envied you for who you were I know you were hated by some but loved by most. those who didn't know you , you were THE BEST. Man you always found a way to make people smile. I just loved the way you would take care of your bussiness but most of all the way you loved your kids. don't worry brother I know exactly what you wanted Darren to be to and that is a football player, I'll make sure about that one allright. Well until then I'm really going to miss you R.I.P. MY BROTHER IN LAW.

[concerned citizen]

May the Lord encamp about you during your time of loss.
There was a special entitled “A Family Undertaking” on KCET last evening, and I thought about this blog, the fallen brothers and sisters, both brown and black, and the relatives left scrambling to prepare for a decent funeral, sometimes at a time when there isn’t a lot of spare cash.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERYONE WAS LAID TO REST IN THEIR HOME and apparently the tradition is coming back.
Family/friends seemed so peaceful in the presence of the body of the deceased and their added personal touches and the beautifully decorated casket by family/friends attending the service made it more poignant because it reflected each person’s individual relationship to the deceased. The body is prepared so that there are no visible wounds and that means a lot when the death was disruptive and violent. Even the children who were old enough to understand death’s finality in this world weren’t afraid because of their participation in the preparation of the body. I personally think this type of service offers a twofold blessing.
It just seemed so right to give the information on this blog and please know that I am doing so with the highest regard for your loss. I pray for our young black and brown, and their families. At the rate they are falling, families sometimes don't get an opportunity to say goodbye and have peace about the death before they are bombarded with arrangements and funeral decisions that need to be finalized hastily, which increases the stress of an already unexpected and tragic situation. Feeling as if you are unable to put a person away in the manner that you would like, can leave you feeling heavy with guilt, which only prolongs grief.
In home funerals are humane, inexpensive and allow family members the needed time to adjust to the person's death.
I have worked with terminally ill patients for 13 years and have actually shared in bathing and dressing the deceased with loving family members before the funeral home came to take their body away. It may well be one of the hardest things you will ever have to do but you will find that it is worth it because you are doing it for a person you love, including preparing their body for final burial. Their belief was that being at home gave their family/friends the time needed to adjust, accept and work through their death, while being in the familiar surroundings helped ease their grief by causing them to remember happier times.
I believe and pray you will find this information helpful. Below is the information that will provide further assistance.
“The California Department of Consumer Affairs licenses and regulates the California funeral industry, crematories, and the nearly 200 private cemeteries in the state. The Department also allows consumers to prepare their own dead for disposition. If you choose to do this, you must provide a casket or suitable container and make arrangements directly with the cemetery or crematory. A properly completed certificate of death, signed by the attending physician or coroner, must be filed with the local registrar and a permit for disposition obtained before any disposition can occur.”
800-952-5210 or tdd 800-326-2297
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Cemetery and Funeral Program

[Jordan Bulldogs]

lil gus and BL were taken too early...

i played football with both of these guys...

Lil Gus was a funny guy always smiling and cracking jokes...
too young to go...

BL was a really cool/level headed guy... he wasnt one of these average gang member knuckle head types..

They both are greatly missed and i will always remember the good and fun times we had at school and on the field...

rest in peace guys...

[nikki]

To the family of gus keep your head up and dont stop praying I grew up with gus and his sister my prayer is for you and the rest of the family who lost someone and the gang war Rip Gus Bl and all the fallen solider.