Westlake: Brent Lavorne Moore, 18

Brent Lavorne Moore, an 18-year-old black man, died on Saturday, Sept. 19, after he was shot in the 200 block of South Witmer Street in Westlake, authorities said.

Sgt. Michael Mabie of the Los Angeles Police Department said Moore was a Crips gang member of an unknown clique and was killed after two men walked up and shot him multiple times before fleeing.

He said three men were standing in front of the Pan American restaurant and club about 1:45 a.m. when a car carrying two gang members, reportedly from the Temple Street Gang, drove by, and one of the men inside said something to the group.

The car then circled back around and one of the men inside shot at the three men, striking one in the chest, one in the back and one in the hand, police said. Mabie said the three injured men also were gang members and that security guards returned fire and the vehicle sped away.

-- Ari B. Bloomekatz

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Credit: Sarah Ardalani / Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Nea]

That was my BABE BROTHER AND I WILL MISS HIM. PLEASE FIND WHO DID THIS

[107gxxve]

a lot of black men think they are in a rap studio when in actuality ife is real and so are the results. what was a gang member doing in a ese hood ? and talking smack (as usual) and worse with no gun

[Mackin Romelo]

Tha same iz happening out here on tha East Coast theze day'z ! It'z a damn shame that a Man dosent have 2 enter 1 of tha Armed Servicez , " 2 experience jumpin up out of Hiz or Her'z rest while sleepin !

[syscom3]

"Tha same iz happening out here on tha East Coast theze day'z ! It'z a damn shame that a Man dosent have 2 enter 1 of tha Armed Servicez , " 2 experience jumpin up out of Hiz or Her'z rest while sleepin !"

Someone translate this into plain english.

Seriously, some of the postings do nothing but reinforce stereotypes of minorities and failed educational systems.