Rayshawn Boyce, 31

Dec. 12, 2009, 8:22 p.m.

Rayshawn Boyce, a 31-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 12, in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Boyce was shot during what Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, described as a walk-up altercation about 7:45 p.m. Boyce was standing on the sidewalk when someone got out of a vehicle, walked up, and shot him, Harvey said.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m., Harvey said.

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C-Gas it's people like yourself that get on the internet and attempt to make others upset with the words that you spew....However as an educated BLACK man that specializes in Clinical Therapy I view your comments as someone crying out for attention because you have no one at home that offers any....The fact that you have no idea who the deceased or his family is, but offer your thoughts on what type of person they are speaks volumes....It says to me that you were a child at some point in life that got picked on constantly....You DID NOT receive the love you so desperately wanted so you became a bitter person as you grew....You probably have had several jobs over your lifetime because you have a hard time accepting criticism from others and I am willing to bet that you have been incarcerated at some point in the past....Let this family move forward and cherish the memories that they have of their loved one....When you speak negative thoughts make sure that you look in the mirror to see if the words are really directed at yourself or those that DID NOT show you the love you felt you needed growing up....MAYBE you should seek counseling with hopes of someone helping you open up to your family about the pain that you have....

— no color lines June 7, 2011 at 3:20 p.m.

Man, this an all too common thing that happens in Los Angeles.
To all the family, So sorry about your lost.
Terrible tragedy. God bless the kids that lost there Dad. And God Bless the Mom who lost her Son. And all of his family.
It's some sick people going around killing and hurting folks. God knows who you are and his wrath will be upon you. Satan will use you for a minute but the devil will turn on you. Soon you will be caught for some crime and enter the gates of living hell (California Department of Corrections) for the rest of your life. And at that day when you are sentenced then you will see the wrath of god and you will be in that hell every minute and day of your natural life on earth.
(You will hurt just like you hurt so many of gods people. You will fill the pain by being alive but dead in prison with other Satan workers!)

Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

God bless the family and know that the lord will work it ALL out.

— Jesus in Me- Sept. 15, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.

I miss my son so much I hurt every day; there is not a day that goes by that I don't cry. To have a child taken from you like that is something that I do not wish on any one. My son left three boys here with no father now. The devil that did this will have his day. Don,t think not for one min that God Don,t know who you are.Rayshawn was loved by everyone. He was a big guy with a heart of gold.
My three grandsons are so hurt.They ask me why and who all the time.Those boys loved there dad and he spent lots of time with them. It's so hard on us but I just have to remember what the bible say that the person that did this will soon be cut down.(PSALMS 37) I LOVE YOU SON AND AS LONG AS I AM HERE IN THIS WORLD I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR BOYS...R.I.P. LOVE YOUR MOM

— Dorothy Henderson May 10, 2010 at 10:09 a.m.

Rayshawn was a Son, a Father, a Big Brother, a Little Brother, a Cousin, a Friend, a Nephew, a Uncle, he was all of ours loved one and he is missed soo much. I havent gone one day without thinking about him, my hope is that you will never feel the way my family feels right now. I hurt for all that god has blessed us with and how it has gone unnoticed by the person that took him from us. What a miserable life this murderer must have, but i dont hate you. I wont allow the devil to put hate in my heart I think if you truly sat down and thought about it, You hate yourself and your hopeless life more than I ever could anyway. Rayshawn was more to us in his 31 years than you will ever be to anyone that crosses your path should you see this year, Satan you are a lier and a thief. You dont have my joy or my happiness what you have is "DATE" and Im SOO glad that "GOD SEEN YOU" and "HE KNOWS!!!" you dont sleep any more because you dont have a soul to rest youve given yourself a time and a place. There are a few things you can never get back, TIME, WORDS, ACTIONS, The time you took from him will be taken from you MARK MY "WORDS"! The words you spoke to yourself to permit this have "SEALED YOUR FATE"! There's no going back from the actions you took an "EYE FOR AN EYE" Matthew 5:38. I hope that my family understands that we dont have to hate you, you never really exsisted anyway. You go were the wind blows lost in the world like the NOTHING THAT YOU ARE! YOU FEEL THAT COOL BREEZE DOWN YOUR BACK THIS COULD BE YOUR DAY HUH?. I wonder can you pray now?

— MissingYouJC Feb. 2, 2010 at 1:16 p.m.