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Died on
Jan. 6, 2008

Long Beach
1500 Cedar Ave.
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Cause: Gunshot
Race/Ethnicity: Latino
Agency: LBPD

Florentino Ross-Rivera, 16 [Updated]

Jan. 6, 2008, 12:51 p.m.

Florentino Ross-Rivera, a 16-year-old Latino youth, was shot in the 1500 block of Cedar Avenue in Long Beach about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6. A citizen flagged down a Long Beach patrol officer, who found Ross-Rivera on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound.

He was taken by the Long Beach Fire Department to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:50 p.m.

Update: Long Beach teen sentenced to 255 years for murder committed to avenge his younger brother's slaying

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11 reader comments

Florentino,
It's me Karen, your childhood friend. I always wanted to tell you that and see if you still recognize me after 12 years of not seeing eachother. I barely found by your mom you passed away, I was so happy my parents bumped into her , hoping to finally see you after so long. But this just broke my heart. Even though we lost contact for so long I still thought of you. Always wondered what happen to you, if probably you had moved away since I never saw you here in LB. But now I know why.. I remember you would come over and we would play Nintendo 64 , & watch Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I never thought the next time I'd see you was standing at your grave..
I will always love you, and you will keep on living forever in my heart.
-Karen

— karen Oct. 5, 2011 at 9:51 a.m.