Markell Bellows, 26

Dec. 7, 2012

Markell Bellows, a 26-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 7, in the 600 block of East 112th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Bellows was getting out of his car about 8:56 a.m. when someone walked up and shot him several times, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.

Authorities were called and the victim was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:28 a.m.

Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to contact the LAPD Criminal Gang and Homicide Division at (213) 485-1383. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Los Angeles Times

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I wish you were here to see me grow up it hurts so bad to know you want be here with me physically and it really sucks man you are my everything dad and they took you from me im feel'd up with so much anger and sadness i can control it some time i just feel like breaking down and giving up its hard to know i will never be able to talk to you anymore or even see your face and i wish i could have seen your face one last time before you died we didnt even get to see each other that much and sometime for some reason i feel everything was my fault like you could have still been here with me The hardest thing is not having you see me grow up to the man you wanted me too be my hurt is so cold and will never be the same without you here you wont even see my little sister grow and it makes me wanna just break down like why you why you RIP DAD!!!

— makell (his son) May 17, 2018 at 10:11 a.m.