Compton: Andrew Peppers, 16

Andrew Peppers, a 16-year-old black youth, was shot in the head and killed Tuesday, May 5, in the 1400 block of South Temple Avenue in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Andrew was sitting on a wall with four friends when someone walked by and opened fire at the group, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner’s office. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the incident and found Andrew and Draysean Earl, a 13-year-old black youth, lying in the grass. Both youths had been shot.

Andrew died at the scene. Draysean was taken to a hospital where he died early the next morning.

Witnesses described the shooter as a black man who ran north after firing at the group, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's officials. Sheriff’s homicide detective believe the shooting may be gang-related.
Anyone with information is asked to call 323-890-5500.

Read about Draysean's funeral: 'It was just a senseless crime.'

-- Anthony Pesce

Comments

[darnell bolden]

just because a black person shot these guys you think he was in a black gang ,i mean the shooter.do you people know there is a race war in compton and,they have black people from hispanic gangs killing othe black people.to make you think it's black on black crime.but really it's not, they use the black people from there mexicans gangs to shot at other blacks,so the attention can get off the mexicans gangs in compton .trust me i know what i am talking about.

[concerned parent]

These were kids that were slain in the streets like animals. I pray that we as a race will wake up and stop killing our own. It is a vicious cycle with no winner. These young boys were not gang related. Whoever did this crime will have to answer to GOD.

[ann nash]

Darnell there is a race war going on in Compton, but hispanics are not using blacks in the race war. There war is one race against the other. I have lived here all my life. This sounds like a black man was initiated into a gang when these shootings took place. Im told In order to get initiated you have to kill someone innocent. You notice they say the shooter ran to a car waiting for him. That person witnessing the act of the initiation I beleive. I pray that God in heaven will not grant peace to the shooter or his family until the shooter turns himself in. I pray his heart be heavy, his mind be filled with confusion and everything that he touches and his family touches falls apart until he turns himself in. I pray this in Jesus Name, Amen

[ray]

darnell are you serious come on? thats like using the old excuse of blaming everything wrong with our communities on " the white man." We have to take responsibility not just for our actions but our communities. If we keep making up excuses for murder then we might as well be accomplices in the crime. The whole mexicans going after any black or vise versa is also not true and you know that.The problem are gangs and people who glorify them and turn a blind eye on their crimes. Color or race should not be a factor, their criminal actions speak for the sub-human cowards they are. RIP Andrew your life was taken from you

[LEFTY]

EVEN IF THE MEDIA IS SAYING THERE IS A RACE WAR..TO BE HONEST..IF U R FROM A HOOD..ESPECIALLY MEXICAN...THEY HAVE RULES AND CODES..I KNOW U THINK ITS NOT TRUE..BUT THERE IS ALOT OF POLITICS OUT IN THE STREETS..AND SOMETIMES WHAT U SEE ..IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT U THINK IT IS..ITS NOT TRUE FOR ALL HOODS..BUT THE ONES RESPECTED IN PRISON AND HAVE TO ANSWER......WELL NUFF SAID...TO INFO!!!

[amber]

andrew wats my friend his i miss he i cry myself sleep at night and draysean wats like my brother we played basektball together everday man i seen the pic of then layn out on the street i never would think this would happened to me

[Cheyenne]

Okay look that was my brother i just started to look his name up beacause i heard some stuff about him yall been sayin on the internet let me tell yall some thins he was not in no gang he was not bad so dont even try to say nutin okay i luv him with all my heart may his soul rest in peace leave his name out of you mouth please and thank you and if you have any information come forward please he was an amazing person and to the fam of the other boy my wishes go to you

[kemi]

smmfh , sometimes i sit here and try to be in denial ,abt your death , everyday you on my mind w / yoursilly self , i cry almost everyday just going thru my photoalbum even looking in my folder at your obituary i just shake my head ! people think this sheit easy to get over ,nahh its not easy , if i can do anything i mean anything ,literally anything to have you bck w / us it would be noproblem , god just let it happend :'( i miss you a lot even tho i don't let it show , i try to make myself happy when im hella not , every since you been gone , ihaventhad any SYMPATH OR ANY HEART FOR ANYONE >:O.its crazy how i be w / my cousins and all we missing is you :-/ , its crazy when i can still picture you , itscrazy how that aim sign on and don't remain on ,its crazy that god is putting me thru this , :'(July 19 , 1992 - May , 5 , 2009 let yo soul rest in prada , iLove you my nigga :-*

[amber]

draysean wats a great boy but i hate 2 say he was in a gang and his big homie in dat gang wats DRAY BONE and he wats from south side compton crps ake sscc