Isaac Joseph Mcduffie, 21

Nov. 3, 2012

Isaac Joseph McDuffie, a 21-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Nov. 3, in the 10000 block of Park Street in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Deputies responded to a call of shots fired about 12:29 a.m. and found McDuffie in the street shot, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.

The victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:03 a.m.

Coroner's records show he suffered several gunshot wounds to his body.

Winter had no other information about the case.

Anyone with details about the incident is asked to contact the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

— Los Angeles Times

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Eight reader comments

@Karry,

Well of course, anyone can sue anyone for anything. But you need an attorney to do that unless you plan on representing yourself which is never recommended. Most landlords have written into the clauses of their rental agreements that they are not responsible for the actions of a 3rd party. Also, the body was found on the street, there is no indication the person was shot inside the apartment. If the tenant had renters insurance, that is a possible way to receive some money. But I hardly think the person in this case should be thinking of suing everyone in the world. You can file anything you want, doesn't mean it's going to see the light of a courtroom at all. I don't get why you want them to sue. It's not an opportunity to get a windfall or make a profit. They should focus on finding the jerk who did this. Not how rich they can get off a tragedy.

— Ms. Lee Dec. 6, 2013 at 10:11 p.m.

Ms. Lee,
I understand where you are coming from however, anyone can sue for anything at anytime...the difference is will the law suite hold up? If the home owners insurance would rather settle than go through a long drawn out suit that too is there right. But the parents (for instance) can sue the home owners insurance now if they can win that's another story but they certainly have the right to initiate a law suit. I don't think that a suit will hold up against any party involved but the option to file is always there. The merits of the case will have to be strong but even that does not stop an initial filing...my point in the original blog was that the apartment owner must becareful when pointing fingers. Because I might not have a very good case against law enforcement but the case looks much better against the insurance company. The standard level of care for instance is lower against the home owner. In a suit all that needs to be done is to make a jury understand that if the home owner had done just one more thing...for instance a back ground investigation maybe he would have found out that this apartment resident had a higher than normal propencity for violence.

— Karry Dec. 3, 2013 at 9:03 p.m.