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Aaron Romero, 19
Died May 27, 2007 at 1:34 p.m.
Aaron Romero, 19, a young Latino man, was shot at 1300 E. 49th Street in South-Central Los Angeles and died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday, May 27. He was standing outside with another man when a suspect walked up and shot them both. His companion survived, but Romero died at a hospital.
Update: LAPD Newton detectives have cleared this case. The suspect, 33-year-old Derrice Potter, a black man, was arrested after a police foot pursuit in LAPD's Southwest Division on Sunday, June 17. Authorities allege that Potter, whose nickname is "Kojak," killed Romero in a quarrel over a stolen bicycle that pitted members of a black gang against a local Latino tagger group. Romero's killing was preceded by a fistfight, they said.
- Neighborhood: Central-Alameda
- Age: 19
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: LAPD Newton
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Fight
- Crime scene: Public place
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Six reader comments about Aaron Romero
We love you & miss you Aaron.
It's not the same without you.
June 8, 2010 at 4:36 p.m.
So Romero is a graffitti vandal? Thats what happens when you partake in criminal activity.
June 8, 2010 at 7:20 p.m.
It comes down to a 33 yr old. grown man killing a 19yr old over a bike!
June 9, 2010 at 8:55 a.m.
Well "Kojak" can say hello to "Bubba" and all his other prison-pals in the joint for a very long time. Again, two groups scrapping at the bits. Makes me sick. Some peanut head tag-banger steals a bike from a local thug-loser and loses his life? Both these knuckleheads got what was coming to them. Although, I think there may be more to this story. Usually other factors are involved. Local tag-banging clicks are usually affiliated with other bigger gangs and this area is in a hotbed of some serious bangers. *Shaking my head*
June 9, 2010 at 12:02 p.m.
This is ridiculous. How do you shoot someone over a bicycle? Something is seriously wrong with this macho gang banging tagging trip. Don't they have something anything else to do with their lives than get into this crap? What in God's name is going on in this town!
June 9, 2010 at 2:13 p.m.
He was the kindest, sweetest, most unselfish person I have ever met. You will forever be alive in my heart. Rest in Paradise, I will see you at the gates.
Dec. 2, 2011 at 1:16 a.m.
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