Boy Accused Of Killing Los Angeles Anti-Gang Activist
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Feb 9, 2010 3:28 pm US/Pacific
Boy Accused Of Killing L.A. Anti-Gang Worker
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Police say they arrested a boy for killing a well-known anti-gang counselor who tried to stop him from writing graffiti in Los Angeles.
Police would not release the name of the suspect due to his age but said Tuesday he is not a gang member. His age was not immediately released.
Police say the victim, Ronald "Looney" Barron, was killed Sunday after he left a bar in central Los Angeles and noticed the boy defacing a wall.
Police say Barron confronted the tagger, who shot the 40-year-old multiple times. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A former member of the Mansfield Crips, Barron worked for the past decade for Amer-I-Can, which runs a program in which former gangsters counsel youth to avoid crime and violence.
Boy Accused Of Killing L.A. Anti-Gang Worker
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Police say they arrested a boy for killing a well-known anti-gang counselor who tried to stop him from writing graffiti in Los Angeles.
Police would not release the name of the suspect due to his age but said Tuesday he is not a gang member. His age was not immediately released.
Police say the victim, Ronald "Looney" Barron, was killed Sunday after he left a bar in central Los Angeles and noticed the boy defacing a wall.
Police say Barron confronted the tagger, who shot the 40-year-old multiple times. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A former member of the Mansfield Crips, Barron worked for the past decade for Amer-I-Can, which runs a program in which former gangsters counsel youth to avoid crime and violence.
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