David G. Grissom, 17

Sept. 9, 2014

David Grissom, a 17-year-old black teenager, was fatally shot Tuesday, Sept. 9, near West 28th Street and Hillcrest Drive in West-Adams, according to police and Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 10:15 a.m., Grissom was approaching the intersection when a black man, believed to be between the ages of 17 and 22, walked up to him and shot him multiple times, said LAPD Det. Sal LaBarbera.

Grissom ran a short distance before collapsing.

Grissom was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD's Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Update: This post has been changed to reflect that the information about Grissom is from police and coroner's records.

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13 reader comments

My Brother David I remember when eighth grade after school mr. Washington basketball cyfc basketball games after school going to the park go mess with some females the walking home together I just remember the fun times we had bro so sad and hurt just the fact that you're never going to be around again to live our talk a little s*** with me but I realize that you in a better place a lot of people miss you& love you but it was just your time I wish it hadn't been but it was whoever took your life does not deserve to live for sure they took someone who have something going for their self who had people expecting him to be great but that's all took it away over stupidity that's sad I came here today to say that I love you brother you've been missed since September 9th bro and you're always will be missed bro because you are a real dude real recognize real bro and I really appreciate you for being my brother and being a friend a true friend my niggaa David Mann

— Mlove July 1, 2019 at 8:21 a.m.

While yet another young, life has been taken from us in this harsh reality of victims and predators, the loss of life and grief is the same. If one dies of cancer, old age or during childbirth, someone is going to mourn. It might not happen to every family the same way, but it surely well happen, at some point of time.
What I don’t understand is the lack of compassion or empathy that in a civilized community, it not the victims fault, that another human being decided to take life! We have accidental deaths, suicides, natural causes and unnatural causes. No one reading this has experienced death and returned from it, so I don’t’ think so?
I knew of him, mentored him and just found out today of his passing and I grieve and say my condolences to all his loved ones, family and friends that personally knew, him, all others comments outside of that are critics. We all have suffered lost through no fault of our own, but by the hands of murders, life is cut short without warning. Be aware and be grateful for the time spent with him and honor the memory, if nothing else!
Peace!

— Robert Rubin Jan. 26, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

Yes your right about that. But keep in mind he was arguing with my.mother at the time an hopped out of the car at the time she was taking him home so he could go to school from meeting his p/o that day.my mother till.this.day can not forgive herself for not stopping him.or going to follow him because she.didnt know that would be that last time she would see him alive an breathing. I'm the oldest out of five my bby brother was like my child I knew everything im the onewho stayed on his.behind. I can honestly say that he WAS NOT A GANG MEMBER we just been in that neighborhood for 10yrs plus so yes he did have friends from there but he wasn't the gang banger out of my four brothers I have. now 3 brothers I
have now. He was my bby brother and his loss of life cuts.deeper than any other wound I have sustained since ive been on this.earth.

— mzann Oct. 1, 2014 at 12:53 a.m.

RIP!

Mzann, sorry for your loss. If you did not know what your brother did when he was not with you that's okay. But to say he was on his way to school at 10am or that he did not bang is not cool if you don't know or was not there. This is not a Social Network mind you, this is the Homicide report. Some of us check here often to make sure someone we know or know of is not on these pages. Parents I'm sure are also here looking for tips to try to make sure their kids don't land here either. Others read for different reasons. But If I myself was doomed and my love ones read about me here, I can tell you truthfully that if they said that I had no enemies or that I did not bother anyone or that I wasn't in Gang or Crime syndicate. They would not be telling the truth. Why? Because they are not around me 24/7 and if I was up to no good and I actally had people that cared about me, I would hide my other life mos def! Because one they would try to stop me and two because if something happened to me they would be in utter disbelief and hurt! To fix this epidemic of young people terrorizing our neighborhoods we have to be honest about all of the variables that led to this. Highschool drop out check. Unemployed check. Hangs out with other known bad guys check. Etcetera
"My Baby wasn't in a Gang or He didn't bother Nobody is not helpful in that endeavor."

— Concerned Citizen Sept. 29, 2014 at 9:45 p.m.