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-- Megan Garvey and Anthony Pesce
October 23, 2009 | 4:18
pm
Patrick Shillings, a 21-year-old black man, was shot several times and killed Sunday, Oct. 18, at Lassen Street and White Oak Avenue in Northridge, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, said Shillings was walking east on Lassen Street with another person when they were approached by several people.
An argument began and several shots were fired, Harvey said. Shillings ran and collapsed a short distance away. He was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. at the scene, Harvey said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Patrick Shillings was shot. Click for the Northridge Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
another young life lost too what stupid violance in the streets
Posted by: jay long | October 27, 2009 at 01:23 AM