Curtis Ray Johnson, 34

Nov. 22, 2010, 9:39 a.m.

Curtis Johnson, a 34-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Nov. 20, in the 11100 block of Western Avenue in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of shots fired at 11:06 p.m., according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department news release. When deputies arrived, they found Johnson and another black man suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both men were taken to a hospital, where Johnson was pronounced dead, officials said. The second victim was listed in stable condition.

Investigators discovered two additional gunshot victims -- both black men -- related to the same incident. The men were taken to another hospital. One was listed in stable condition while the other was treated and released.

Homicide detectives later learned that all four men were at a party, where there was a fight and the shooting occurred.

Witnesses said the assailant was a black man.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the identity of the assailant is asked to call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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— The True Sociopath

No one has ever proven Meck or I wrong. If anything, we bring truth to the debate and are not shackled by PC speech codes.

According to the homicide report maps, there has been zero homicides in Bel-Air since 2007. In Watts there has been 57. By expanding two miles outwards from the middle of Watts, there has been 147. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know that some places have a far higher homicide rate as compared to others.

Let me put it into perspective for you. Those 147 homicides in four years is almost 15 years worth of homicides in my city.

You obviously haven’t read all of my solutions to this man-made disaster in the killing fields. Gang activity and the destruction they bring requires a multi-faceted response from society. Most of all, it must begin with the people who live there and allow this barbarism to continue. And since when is speaking the truth considered “adding gas to the fire”?

And its easy for people like you to demand ever increasing taxes from people like me so to take care of the problems in the impacted neighborhoods.

— syscom3 Dec. 18, 2010 at 10:32 a.m.

Sycom3...I have read this blog for years now and I've noticed your comments. I do agree that the violence needs to stop, but the way you're going about it is all wrong. Sheba says"If you really hate the violence join the people in your community or the crime ridden communities that you trash and get out there with those folks who on the weekends are praying on the corner, passing out flyers, assisting those families in bereavement, get out there and make a change. Your negative comments won't change anyone or any community, but your positive actions will go a longway toward a great change.", Try getting out and helping to fight the violence with the rest of the concerned citizens, because it can't be done from your home office overlooking the beach in Orange County!

— Each1Teach1..2010 Dec. 17, 2010 at 9:49 a.m.

— Sheba, if we don't speak the truth, who will? We are taking a stand against violence by not sugarcoating it. We are saying things that need to be said but who have long been silenced by politically correct speech codes.

You know the reason this blog exists. If you want a sanitized version of events, go to the obituaries.

I have always said that murder is an ugly event and it isn't something to be downplayed.

Many of the victims in this blog were themselves perpetrators of street terror. And it was their conduct that put them and society at risk. If the truth hurts their relatives, then so be it. They can pretend their loved ones didn't engage in sociopathic behavior, and people like me wont be afraid to speak the truth about it.

— syscom3 Dec. 1, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

People please stop coming on the homicide report to trash the deceased, whom the main ones doing the trashing have never met and have no real knowledge of the deceased. I did not know Curtis but I do know this, where you live at does not make you a better or worst person in the world. You cannot say because you live in the hills that your are better than somethat lives in an urban area or vice versa. Please stop, this behavior amounts to nothing less then blog bullying, it only reveals the real condition of your own heart. If you really hate the violence join the people in your community or the crime ridden communities that you trash and get out there with those folks who on the weekends are praying on the corner, passing out flyers, assisting those families in bereavement, get out there and make a change. Your negative comments won't change anyone or any community, but your positive actions will go a longway toward a great change.

— Sheba Nov. 30, 2010 at 7:55 p.m.

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Curtis Ray Johnson, 34

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