LOS ANGELES – Mayor Bass today issued the following statement after a community member was fatally shot at a Wilmington Park:
“Last night a dedicated Wilmington Community member and someone who has volunteered with Summer Night Lights to uplift his community was killed in a horrific act of violence. This community leader lost his life to the very type of violence he was working so hard to prevent. I join his loved ones in grieving his loss.
“He was an active community volunteer, coach, father, husband and worked to ensure his community was safe, and to help those who had lost loved ones due to violence. He worked as a volunteer at the Summer Night Lights program in Wilmington, taking action to increase youth and family programming in our public spaces in order to help reduce crime rates. This incident is a tragic reminder that we must fight even harder to ensure that our communities have the tools that they need to stop this senseless violence.
“My thoughts again are with the family, friends and community as they mourn this tragic loss.”