Robert James Hart, 24

March 18, 2014

Robert James Hart, a 24-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, March 18, in the 1700 block of North Graham Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

According to witnesses, Heart was standing in front of a home when he was shot. Hart was taken to a backyard until deputies arrived shortly before 11 p.m., according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Hart was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m., said Ed Winter, a coroner’s spokesman.

Anyone with information can call the Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

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Man toop i cant believe you gone ..my heart hurts everyday knowing i was right in the house when u was killed ...i feel like i could have savedyou ...but god wanted u home and i couldnt stop that even if i wanted too but why ..i literally have times in my day where i think of u and all the fun times we shared...when i was in school about a year ago i cried because i had a day dream that u got killed and my mom said that was the devil playing with my mind ..but iknew it wasbt just that and every since then i felt that something was gonna happen to u and i never got to tell u that i felt that way ...n now im too late ;( ilove u so much toopi ...iknow everyone say ur gone but not forgotten .but they forget about u n a week but i promise coysin i havent stopped thing about u since 2012 before u even died ...ilove u cousin n trust u wont be forgotten by mee

— kee kee July 22, 2014 at 11:39 p.m.