Christopher Tyrone Moreland, 19

May 24, 2010, 9:09 a.m.

Christopher Tyrone Moreland (2010-05-18)

Christopher Moreland, a 19-year-old black man, was fatally shot Tuesday, May 18, near Myrtle Avenue and East Buckthorn Street in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Moreland was standing on the sidewalk Tuesday evening when an unknown assailant on foot approached and shot him, said Inglewood Homicide Det. Loyd Waters, who is handling the investigation.

Authorities were called and Moreland was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he died at 10:24 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Investigators do not have any leads on a suspect at this time.

Anyone with information about the death of Christopher Moreland is asked to contact Det. Waters at (310) 412-5246.

-- Sarah Ardalani

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Chris was like ma other brother. His mom and my mom worked together and were really good friends so he was other person that I had in my life that I could depend on. I remember the last day I saw Chris he went to go get his sister and I from cheer practice with his girlfriend and he introduced me as his girlfriend
(just to be funny)because that what I always was to him. Something was truly special about this person that I met.I wrote a project in the 6th grade about ma big brother and his life and everything I have got to seen over his life and i'm truly proud to call him my brother. Man I miss you like crazy and I was you were still hear today but your partying in Heaven with all my other family and I'm truly glad to have met this wonderful peaceful person.
Love you Chris now and forever <3

— Jai Jan. 1, 2014 at 11:41 a.m.

Wow I dint even Know this happened to you chris until today...we always stayed in touch when we got out of boarding school together... but then just one day we lost touch... and now I know why, I havnt cried this hard n really long time man... I miss rapping wit u g and fukin around, all the stupid stuff we use to do we fukin ran that boarding school haha... it hurts alot to read you have a daughter that you cant be there for now.... I just had my daughter the other day chris on the 25th... i wish one day we wouldve been able to kick it and our lil girls coulda played wit one another... Damn My boyI miss you so much and I truly have mad luv for you... the last time I saw you were crying cuz I was leaving the border School but you hahahah said u were crying cuz of sumthin else... Im cryin now cuz u left without saying goodbye... Ima make a song for u G Craze

— Chris's RoadDawg Chase Sept. 28, 2013 at 1:18 p.m.

I miss you so much Chris, you were my first born, it was just me & you for a long time, you was my everything, my son, my brother, my homeboy, my lil protector, i still can't believe you are gone 2.5yrs later, this is crazy. I cry everyday, its so hard for me, i know i have to keep going for your brother & sister, but sometimes i want to give up, its not fair. Why my son, you was a good boy, you listened, was very respectful & just was full of Life. You was the perfect Son, if one Knew you, they Loved you, you had a heart of Gold & was the Life of everybodies party. You kept Us laughing, a person couldnt stay upset around you, because when you walked in, it was all jokes. I remember when I was going to put you & your sister in acting & they were so on you, they said that you could have been the next Denzel Washington. Smh, i'm just crying as i'm typing this. You know baby God is good & We are going to find your killer. My baby was going to work out at the forum, going jogging, stopped to pick up his buddie & nvr even made it to the forum. The police never tells the whole story, he wasn't just standing in front of someone's house, him & a group of other guys were standing out in front of this guys house & a female, some guys were across the street in an alley apparently casing this area out & shot into the crowd & my son Chris heard the shots not knowing those were shots he was hearing,not knowing why everyone else was running & turns around to see what was going on & a bullet caught my baby right in his heart, not knowing he was shot my baby started running towards the opposite way which was in the direction of our home, we stayed in that area at that time, across the street from where this took place, my son then fell a lil while later & nvr got back up. My baby was in-tuned with his body & worked out everyday & this is what he was going to do on 05-18-2010 when he lost his life, this was the last day i heard my son voice, he called me too see if i was on the way home from work which he did everyday & was fussing a lil on this particular day, because his cousin had been wearing his polo cologne & his creative recreations, I miss my son so much words can't explain. He use to always tell me, mom i'm going to be o.k., God Got me. I know my son is in Heaven watching over Me, but i wont be at peace until i know his killer is found, he needs to pay for this, a innocent life was taken, someone's Son, Brother, Father, Grandson, Cousin, Uncle, Nephew, Friend & its not fair.

— Your Mommy Sept. 28, 2012 at 6:12 p.m.

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Request an "Information and Claim Form".... for all the wrong that the state and appropriate subdivisions/cities have prevented you from stopping and failed to prevent the same.

When the state prevents/chills personal self defense state in turn provides for the thugs free reign of terror. That providing is responsible for a very large amount of wrongdoing. So claim your rewards for the states incompetence today. You only have so many days to make a claim before you will be denied for late filing.

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The United States Supreme Court has ruled that you have an individual right to protect yourself... so do it!

— Defend Yourself Aug. 21, 2010 at 10:05 p.m.

i knew chris and he was a good kid. us as parents need to get together and save our kids.i have three,my 18year old i still go through his phone,and search his room.thats what every parent needs to do.dont condon what ur child does.i tell my kids friends, parents if mine act up woop them call me and ill do the same. u see the neighbors down the street and around the corner know ur kids better then u. i know b-cuz i ask about my own to people where i live. and i have no problem turning mines in for doing wrong/r finding sumthing in my house. we all need to do the same. dont sit back and let our kids get away with nothing.we can change if we try, so start searching the rooms, if they dont like what goes on in ur house tell them(ur kids) to hit that door.and that goes for all my kids.we have to start sumwhere.rip my sweet son chris. lets clean up these streets .amen

— A.PARENT May 30, 2010 at 6:21 p.m.

I lived in Inglewood as a young child and I loved it. Now I live in Arkansas and have been day dreaming about moving back to my Inlgewood, but when I read these stories of all these kids getting killed, it really makes me think twice about moving back. This is sad because these kids have their whole life ahead of them and like some of the readers have mentioned, why are they fighting? So they can look cool and leave some kind of tough reputation? "Oh I'm so macho, I killed someone, then I don't mind getting killed for the barrio." The only thing you kids become are statistics, not some kind of idol or respected person! You get your 15 minutes of fame and then what? It's over. Just stop! Please. You don't have to keep doing this. You have choices. Get up and do something you really like that will benefit you and your community and your family. Think about your mothers......

— Oceana May 25, 2010 at 6:53 a.m.

Is this another brother lost to Inglewood 13 vs N'hood Piru Gang War that has claimed many lives of young man in the last couple of months ? I lived in Inglewood for over 30 years . . . and as of last couple of years Inglewood City has been getting worse and worse . . . I live on the Hyde Park side by the Centinela Park and I swear in the last 2 weeks I heard at least 7 shootings around my block . . . and the scary thought is that they are shooting at each other in the middle of the afternoon with kids playing outside . . . What is happening to Inglewood City ??? Every couple you of blocks you drive and see candles and flowers caused someone got shot and killed . . ??? This is not normal ! What are these IDIOTS fighting for ???

— Inglewood Resident May 24, 2010 at 1:59 p.m.