![]() ![]() on April 3 at the Smoke Shop in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Video from a surveillance camera shows the security guard standing behind the counter when four men enter the store. One pulls a gun from his waistband and points it at the guard's face. The guard starts to pull a handgun from a holster and the robber fires. An 18-year-old man is facing a murder charge following a shootout that resulted in the death of a Wilson High School student who is accused of participating in a botched robbery at an illegal marijuana dispensary in Compton earlier this month, according to authorities. The guard ducks and falls to the floor behind the counter as glass shatters while the robber backs up and trips over one of his accomplices. A second suspect also fires at the guard, video shows.Īll four men then scramble to the front of the store and cower behind shelves, with at least three shooting at the guard before they manage to escape. The guard, who wore a protective vest, was treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds to his face and neck and was released, the Sheriff's Department said.Ī short time later, Justin Culberson, 18, turned up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and died later that night. "It scared me," said Carolyn Um, a store clerk next door who called the police, CBS Los Angeles reported. Kamren Nettles, 18, was arrested the next day and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and to murder for the death of Culberson during the holdup.Īuthorities said they're still searching for suspects identified as Kahlel Malik Lundy, 23, and Keith Terrion Rachel, 21. I'm assuming this is not the first time this crew has done this," said Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the LA County Sheriff's Department.īusiness owners told CBS Los Angeles that there's been violence there before. "I'm scared nervous because it's not right. ![]() There's a lot of people all the time," said Roy Lugo, a frequent customer. ![]() "The investigation is ongoing."If it keeps going like this, I don't know what's going to happen. "There is no known motive or any suspect information," the sheriff's statement said. The sheriff's department says at this time the reason for the shooting remains unknown. "Given the rise in Asian Americans being murdered and hate crimes against Asian Americans we're asking the sheriff's department to look at it with that lens to see if the motivation was hate against Asians because is was of Asian descent," said civil rights activist Toni Jaramilla. Family members and community activists are asking the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to investigate whether her race played a factor in the shooting, particularly during a nationwide increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans. So it's really hard for me to understand, for somebody to hate her so bad to want to kill her," said Akeisa Long, Sia's aunt. "She was a free-spirited person, filled with a whole lot of love and compassion. She left behind a 3-year-old son, Shakur. She was rushed to the hospital with a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead there. Saturday in the 1600 block of East Kay Street, according to authorities. Sia Marie Xiong was fatally shot shortly before 6 a.m. (KABC) - A family is looking for answers after a 27-year-old mother was gunned down in Compton. The family of 27-year-old Sia Marie Xiong, who was killed in Compton, is asking authorities to consider whether her murder was racially motivated.ĬOMPTON, Calif.
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