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2 Gang Members Convicted of Murder in South L.A. Shooting of 19-Year-Old Over Red Shoes, Clothing
POSTED 3:31 PM, OCTOBER 24, 2016, BY MELISSA PAMER, UPDATED AT 04:04PM, OCTOBER 24, 2016
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Two gang members were convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the 2015 South Los Angeles shooting of a 19-year-old man who was targeted because he wore a red shirt and shoes.
This sign was displayed at a June 1, 2015, vigil for a 19-year-old killed at a car wash in South L.A. four days earlier. (Credit: KTLA)
This sign was displayed at a June 1, 2015, vigil for a 19-year-old killed at a car wash in South L.A. four days earlier. (Credit: KTLA)
A jury found Kanasho Shadrick Johns, 29, and Kevin Deon Johnson, 26, guilty of one count of first-degree murder with gang and handgun-use allegations.
They deliberated for just 2 1/2 hours before reaching a verdict, according to according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
A co-defendant, Dwight Kevin Smith, 31, had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in August.
All three men were described as gang members by Los Angeles police after the May 29, 2015, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tavin Price, whose mother said he was mentally challenged.
Price’s mother, Jennifer Rivers, was with him when he was shot.
They had gone to a car wash in the 3300 block of West Florence Avenue, in the Hyde Park area, when Price and a family friend went into a smoke shop where they were confronted by Smith and Johnson, according to the DA’s office.
Tavin Price is seen in a photo displayed at a June 1, 2015, memorial in honor of the slain teen.
Tavin Price is seen in a photo displayed at a June 1, 2015, memorial in honor of the slain teen.
Smith asked Price whether he belonged to a gang because of his red shirt and shoes. Smith and Johnson belong to a Crips-affiliated gang, according to the prosecutor, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Price’s friend responded that Price was mentally disabled and wasn’t in a gang, the prosecutor said.
As Price walked back to his mother, Johns approached on foot and shot him, the DA’s office said. He was struck< four times in the back and chest and died at a nearby hospital, the prosecutor said.
Johns fled and was arrested in Houston a few weeks after the shooting. He was also found guilty Monday of one count of possession of a firearm.
Supporters of Tavin Price wore red shoes at a June 23, 2015, news conference where police announced arrests in his killing. (Credit: KTLA)
Supporters of Tavin Price wore red shoes at a June 23, 2015, news conference where police announced arrests in his killing. (Credit: KTLA)
“Tavin Price was murdered due to gang pride,” Deputy District Attorney Bobby Zoumberakis of the ? Gang Division said, according to the Times. “Because gang pride was more important than his life.”
The family’s supporters wore red shoes at a police announcement of the arrests last year. Rivers sobbed.
“Everything I hear is Tavin saying, ‘Mommy, am I going to be all right? Mommy, I’m not going to die, am I?’” Rivers said. “That’s all that I hear every day. I’ve got to live with that for the rest of my life. That’s torture. You robbed me of my baby.”
Johnson and Johns face 50 years to life in prison; their sentencing is set for Nov. 30. Smith faces 12 years in state prison.
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TOPICS: HYDE PARK, KANASHO JOHNS, KEVIN JOHNSON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SOUTH LOS ANGELES, TAVIN PRICE
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Wrong forum
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Dumb ? is locked tf up
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What's a Nikka?
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? 'em give'em 50yrs
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? like this is why i don't respect gang culture
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macadonwoo wrote: »What's a Nikka?
A word you shouldn't use since you're white -
Losers
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Bury them stupid ?
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They shouldn't even be allowed to breathe at all after that ? smh.
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? like this is why i don't respect gang culture
for real...
if that man say he dont bang leave him be... -
Crab ass ? need to die
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gotta wear Jesus chancletas out there
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Malcolm Xtra wrote: »Still not worse than killing someone over the color of their skin
You sure this ain't the same case because i garunteeeeeeee he ain't run up on now white person he saw that day with those colored sneaks
? ? ? because their black also -
Aint nothing new in La.. been like that since the 70s
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So sonic the hedgehog ain't safe in these streets?
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Malcolm Xtra wrote: »Still not worse than killing someone over the color of their skin
Point? -
There was a thread on this when the shooting happened...and some ? tried to explain that's just how gang culture is and that these dudes are good for the community
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Aint nothing new in La.. been like that since the 70s
Not blaming the victim, nor am I excusing the actions of these savages who shot him...
But... It's south central LA.
You gotta be real conscious of your actions..
If this woulda happened somewhere in Montana or Hawaii or something... I'd be shocked.
Like Ice T said:
"Welcome to LA, home of the body bag
You wanna die? Just wear the wrong colored rag"
I thought it was common knowledge these days.
Still no excuse though, for this savagery. -
Allah_U_Akbar wrote: »Aint nothing new in La.. been like that since the 70s
Not blaming the victim, nor am I excusing the actions of these savages who shot him...
But... It's south central LA.
You gotta be real conscious of your actions..
If this woulda happened somewhere in Montana or Hawaii or something... I'd be shocked.
Like Ice T said:
"Welcome to LA, home of the body bag
You wanna die? Just wear the wrong colored rag"
I thought it was common knowledge these days.
Still no excuse though, for this savagery.
? no. This was bitchassery, ? don't bang on the mentally disabled everyday in L.A -
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Bussy_Getta wrote: »Allah_U_Akbar wrote: »Aint nothing new in La.. been like that since the 70s
Not blaming the victim, nor am I excusing the actions of these savages who shot him...
But... It's south central LA.
You gotta be real conscious of your actions..
If this woulda happened somewhere in Montana or Hawaii or something... I'd be shocked.
Like Ice T said:
"Welcome to LA, home of the body bag
You wanna die? Just wear the wrong colored rag"
I thought it was common knowledge these days.
Still no excuse though, for this savagery.
? no. This was bitchassery, ? don't bang on the mentally disabled everyday in L.A
Exactly first off them ? was flunkies from the set. Second them idiots were hopped up on dope. Third thing is that the little dude they killed said he was from a enemy set and this is facts. I don't condone banging anymore but I know what happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFMXpYEyW2E