Antonio Lee Riley, 18

Aug. 27, 2013

Antonio Lee Riley, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the 2700 block of West 64th Street in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Riley, along with Trayvon Noel Jackson, 16, was standing in front of an apartment complex about 4 p.m. when a light-colored, four-door sedan pulled up and at least one person began shooting, said LAPD Det. Supervisor Chris Barling.

Witnesses told The Times they heard numerous gunshots.

“There were two shots, then about 20 consecutive shots after that,” one woman said.

Jackson and Riley died at the scene at 4:10 p.m., coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter said.

A third person was critically injured.

Anyone with information can call the LAPD criminal gang homicide division at (213) 485-1383. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Ruben Vives, Nicole Santa Cruz and Robert J. Lopez

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@mortician @donnie ells @ chesterfield. Please help us to understand what has happened over the summer in our little neighborhood. We are brothers, uncles, fathers, children, neighbors, cousins, aunts, grandparents, and neighbors with no gang understanding or affiliation so we don't know the language or anything, but we do know that from June through August there have been lots of murders within these few blocks. Please help us understand why we have lost these men. By your comments you have knowledge of what is going on in our neighborhood. Please shed the light. Maybe you can help us by letting us in so that we can raise this next generation to avoid what is going on or what went down over here. A wise man told me before that some of the best examples to learn from are the worst examples. Help us please. What happened here between June-August and is it still going on? Thank you in advance.

— Help Us Please!!! Oct. 3, 2013 at 9:29 p.m.

I am so sorry to hear about the death of Antonio Riley my heart goes out to the mother. I know just how she feel because my son was kill. That is a pain that no mother should have to feel. I will continue to keep Antonio Riley mother and family in my prayer. You pray and you hope and watch that baby grow up and hoping that one day your child will be the man you pray for you never in your wildest dream think that your child will be gun down and left for dead a mother night mare. Nobody unless they have been through something like this could ever understand that pain because that is and unbearable pain to have because you live to see your child die a mother night mare this should never be I will say this God will have the last laugh so who ever did this might think that they are going down easy street you are not and i would like to say who ever you are you have no spine you put a mother through something that no parent should have to face. Do you sleep at night WOW.

— mary mary Sept. 10, 2013 at 2:51 p.m.

God allows this happen because there is sin in the world. It is up to us to choose how to live. Yes innocent people die because of the sin nature of our society. When you choose to represent a gang, tag up your neighborhood with ridiculous cryptic messages, and have a facebook page that depicts your set then yes you invite tragedy in your life. God gives us all free will and what does some of the young culture choose? To honor their gang by killing each other for a color. Honor Gods commandments....when you die in your sin you do not get a free trip to paradise, no you are not in a better place. You are not at peace. You go to a place of torment until the day of judgement...yes God will judge you and His wrath is nothing to play with. Get your lives right young people, your blood is spilling in the streets and for what? So you are a crip, but when you get shot in the street like a wild animal we see BLOOD! Grow up and get some counseling, go to a bible based church that is going to minister to you the right way and tell you the truth. You will reap what you sow. For the wages us sin is DEATH!

— Hear me out Sept. 4, 2013 at 9:06 p.m.