Mark Kirksey, 37
Mark Kirksey, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 7, in the 10000 block of South Beach Boulevard in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
LAPD officers responded to calls of shots fired at 1:43 a.m. and found Kirksey in a car with life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said.
Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The killing was the 11th homicide in Watts in 2012, according to The Times Homicide Report.
Anyone with information about the slaying is asked to contact the LAPD Criminal Gang & Homicide Division at (213) 485-1383. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
-- Richard Winton
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