Lamont Terrell, 19

Feb. 25, 2008, 8 p.m.

Lamont Terrell, a 19-year-old black man, was shot in the buttock and back near the intersection of Figueroa Street and Colden Avenue about 7:36 p.m. in South Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 25.

According to police, LAPD officers with the Southeast Division responded to a radio call of shots fired near the intersection. Upon arrival, officers discovered Terrell with gunshot wounds.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8 p.m.

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Lamont i'm not sure if this is u, i havent seens u in years and when i try to find u this is the only thing that i could find tht would make sense. If this is u i cnt believe your gone boo. I'm writing you this message while i'm trying to hold back my tears in hopes that maybe one of your family members will read this and clarify if this is really you, but something tells me tht this is u. I cant believe your gone boo, i wld nvr have thought tht i wld hear this kind of news about you. I love u and u will forever b missed. P.S if one of lamonts family members sees this can u plz write a comment letting me know if this is my baby Lamont Terrell. The Lamont i knew was front LA but was sent to fontana while in high school. I lost contact with him plz tell me this isnt him. I LOVE U BOO

— Melissa Nov. 3, 2011 at 9:27 p.m.