Vence Edward Buchanan, 34

April 27, 2000

Vence Edward Buchanan, a 34-year-old black male, died Thursday, April 27, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

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This dude was killed in an ongoing gang feud, that was linked to the record label Death Row.

From the LA Times:

"(T)he body of Vence "V" Buchanan, 35, an alleged drug dealer and Bloods gang member, was found near a Compton graveyard, with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

Buchanan's killers, disguised as police officers, had abducted him in a dark Cadillac at Central and 135th avenues. The kidnappers cuffed his hands behind his back, then brutalized him and videotaped his execution, informants have told police. The killers dumped his body outside a cemetery at Greenleaf Boulevard and Central Avenue.

Buchanan had been friendly with the disgruntled Death Row bodyguard and the drug dealer allied against Knight. They suspected that Knight orchestrated the slaying to avenge the shooting of Fouse and Walker, informants have told police. The two men allegedly set out to retaliate."

RIP

— TF March 3, 2019 at 5:58 a.m.