Dekweinte Hunt, 14

Oct. 11, 2007, 10:20 a.m.

Dekweinte Hunt, 14, a black youngster, died some hours after being wounded in a party shooting that also killed 26-year-old Deandre Turner, making this Compton incident a double homicide.

The shooting happened at 623 S. Long Beach Blvd. in Compton at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, according to Sgt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide bureau. Dekweinte's death at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood occurred at about 10:30 a.m., about eight hours after Turner died. A third victim, a black man or youth, remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Wegener said the victims were at a large party. As the party broke up and people flowed outside, there was an argument, then a shooting. Some gang members were involved in the occasion in some way, police believe, though it was not clear what led to the argument. About 200 people attended the party; not one remained to give information to detectives when they arrived, Wegener said.

Wegener and his partner Det. Richard Biddle are seeking clues of any kind, including anonymous ones. They can be reached at (323) 890-5500.

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It's really sad how people can judge others as if they're just perfect. My nephew as well as any other should not be out in the wee hours of the night. That still does not give anyone the right to say that my should not have had him because he took it upon himself to be at that party. I'm not going to point the finger because that's going to solve anything or bring my nephew back. I just wish that people understood that can't judge someone, especially if you haven't walked a mile in their shoes. Most of the people that have left comments on this child's page have not shown any concern about him or the high magnitude of violence that has claimed his life and so many others like him. So ask yourself, what can I do help the situation? Please stop playing Monday morning quarterback.

— Mahdi Gary May 29, 2016 at 5 p.m.

I'm sitting here just thinking about my nephew Dekweinte, about how much I miss him and wish his life had time to blossom........but he's with our father GOD AND HOST OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS...........Dekweinte was just a flower bud from birth, who was dealt the wrong card in life and had to struggle more than most in his short life, but he's free and happy and watching oiver his loved ones, he has his WINGS now and is doin a GOOD JOB!!!!!LOve u TinTee.........To the detective who handeled this case, from day one u failed to do ur job in my eyes.....not once did u attemp to reach out to Dekweinte's mother, I got your information and had her call you and u stayed on the phone all of one minute, trully, not once did u offer condloences to her, u just said he had a gun in his pocket and was the only one there, besides the other young man that was DOA. It's been four years today and I bet you don't even know his mother name..........he was just treated like just another nigga dead in the street to u...............He was lot more than that but you would never know. You wasn't present at the hospital or the funeral, only attemp u made was at ur desk on this blog wow, I'm impress!

— Auntie Kiki Oct. 21, 2011 at 7:26 p.m.

syscom3 & Chris He's not just "that" Tre'von Coats. He was a human being just like the 14 yr old that was killed.This is what I mean about substance. Every one(generalization)want the violence to end and have safe streets and neighborhoods they can be proud of.562vert, there shouldn't never be a time to withhold valuable information that would solve a crime. It's not snitching but your civic duty.
No one can predict the future. As for the shooter it's o.k. to gun down teenagers(assumption). What are your thoughts on the shooter(s)? Does the shooter get to go on shooting more people? NO! NO! It's called gun control.Once agan "Let's have these cases and others tried in the court of law not the court of public opinion".STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— CZY-LDY July 25, 2010 at 6:12 p.m.

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Dekweinte Hunt, 14

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