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-- Megan Garvey and Anthony Pesce
December 18, 2009 | 2:19
pm
Rayshawn Boyce, a 31-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 12, in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Boyce was shot during what Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, described as a walk-up altercation about 7:45 p.m. Boyce was standing on the sidewalk when someone got out of a vehicle, walked up, and shot him, Harvey said.
He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m., Harvey said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Rayshawn Boyce was shot. Click for the Watts Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
ther was just a nother shooting last knight on the same street another yung man was killd when will the kiling STOP
Posted by: ????? | December 18, 2009 at 03:26 PM
What ever happened to settling any beefs with a fist fight. If you got ur a$$ kicked or you kicked someone's a$$, that was the end of it. Now, people r just pulling out guns and shooting eachother over the smallest things. People need to realize when u take someone's life, that's permanent. There r serious consequences. I spent 18 years in prison for doing that. I know that one day, I will pay for what I did then even though I did hard time. I am sure I will meet the same fate that met my victims fate over 18 years ago. So be it. I'm ready. All u youngsters, please....think before you act out of rage. It ain't worth it.
Posted by: christian | December 18, 2009 at 05:06 PM
I was at the burger stand today on slater and imperial highway...I heard people talking about another killing on Thursday night..its so new...its not even on HR report yet..Im always by the Nickerson Gardens..man...Im every from Long Beach to South Central to Inglewood...im out here in these streets and people are getting killed in the same spots...man...its scarey cus it could be me next
Posted by: foclipz | December 19, 2009 at 10:43 PM
I must say Rayshawn did not deserve to die like an animal in the streets now my son has no father. I grew up in Watts/Compton and believe me I never saw this coming. I will always love him and thanks to the lord I have him in my son. Remember this you live by the gun you shall die by the gun.
Posted by: Smith | December 21, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Is that what you really want foclipz? why do you even hang out in those places? Nothing to do? Do you have a death wish or something? Why?
Posted by: Outraged Father | December 22, 2009 at 04:13 PM
I am from the East coast--Philly to be exact--and I have visited the West coast several times. I love it out there but believe the violence is on this side too. We do not have the gang culture on the East coast--so for me to see it out there was something very new. I hope that we can stop ending each others lives on the spot--East coast and West coast---CHILL!!
Posted by: Tashi | December 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM
actually, Outraged, they do make a preety great burger...
Posted by: Pedro | December 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
ANY COWARD CAN SHOOT SOMEONE. YOU WERE TO AFRAID OF GETTING YOUR ASS KICKED SO YOU HAD TO PULL OUT A GUN. I WISH YOUR MOTHER WOULD HAVE TAUGHT YOU BETTER YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING LOSER. IF YOU DONT LIKE SOMEONE YOU JUST DONT DEAL WITH THEM YOU DONT KILL THEM. THE PERSON THAT DID THIS WILL PAY
Posted by: SIS | January 13, 2010 at 09:17 PM