Brent Lavorn Moore, 18

Sept. 19, 2009, 10 p.m.

Brent Lavorne Moore, an 18-year-old black man, died on Saturday, Sept. 19, after he was shot in the 200 block of South Witmer Street in Westlake, authorities said.

Sgt. Michael Mabie of the Los Angeles Police Department said Moore was a Crips gang member of an unknown clique and was killed after two men walked up and shot him multiple times before fleeing.

He said three men were standing in front of the Pan American restaurant and club about 1:45 a.m. when a car carrying two gang members, reportedly from the Temple Street Gang, drove by, and one of the men inside said something to the group.

The car then circled back around and one of the men inside shot at the three men, striking one in the chest, one in the back and one in the hand, police said. Mabie said the three injured men also were gang members and that security guards returned fire and the vehicle sped away.

-- Ari B. Bloomekatz

Credit: Sarah Ardalani / Los Angeles Times

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Well, Brent attended my Church. He was a good kid. His mother was a very faithful member of the Church. She was also a very nice person. I really enjoyed her spirit and she made sure to always speak to me at Church. She eventually left the Church. Brent was always very respectful to me and many other elders. I miss him. I remember him being absent at Church for a while, but when he did show up, he showed up with a new tattoo. It was a tattoo of a Crip gang tattoo and that's when I knew that we were loosing Brent, and sure enough, he died about 2 to 3 weeks later. We had been in our Church for nearly 40 years and he was our 1st and only teenage member, we have ever lost to gun violence. So that says a lot about our Church. We loved Brent. Yes, he needed guidance and the guidance was there. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. So to everyone who knew Brent, if you love Brent, live for Brent. No more street violence.

— Wendy Nov. 11, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.

i just want the readers to know this. . . baby was one of the closset persons i ever had in my life. i love him so much, he taught me everything i knew. . even from his situations he had throughout his life i still had his back. he was smart and had ambitions of doing right. everyday we sat n tlkd on the phone we would talk about everything you wouldnt imagined. as im sittn here readin one of his letters to me my heart is throbbin. . knowing hes gone and not coming back gives me a real wake up call. . .your daughter is fine. . .and just like this letter says check on my fam i did that too there fine, but takin it hard. . i love u bestfriend i promise i got u on my skin forever past the casket drop i still love you rest in peace mwahhhhhh love u

— bestfriend June 24, 2010 at 1:27 a.m.