Homicide Report > Dannie Farber, 18 [Updated]
Dannie Farber, 18 [Updated]
Died May 24, 2009 at 10:00 p.m.
Dannie Farber, an 18-year-old black man, died after he was shot in the shoulder, chest and left thumb on Sunday, May 24, in the 1900 block of West Rosecrans Avenue in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Farber, an All-City wide receiver from Harbor City's Narbonne High School, and a female friend were eating at Louisiana Fried Chicken in Compton about 9:40 p.m. when a man walked through a side door and approached their table, police said.
"Where you from?" asked the man, who was wearing a black hood pulled over a black baseball cap.
"What are you talking about?" Farber asked as he stood up.
The man shot Farber several times and ran out the same door, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Det. Eddie Brown said. Farber tried to crawl toward the door but collapsed near the counter.
Brown said that Farber was not in a gang and that police are still looking for the gunman. Farber would have graduated from high school on June 19.
[Update April 26, 2010: Eight months after the shooting, sheriff’s deputies arrested Arlon Watson, a 21-year-old black man, in connection with Dannie Farber's death.
Det. Eddie Brown said investigators received an anonymous tip that led to the arrest on Jan. 28, 2010. Watson, Brown said, is a known gang member.
According to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, on Feb. 14, Watson was charged with one count of murder. At an arraignment in March, he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
His next court appearance for a preliminary hearing setting is scheduled for April 27 at the Compton Superior Court.
Watson is being held at the Men’s Central Jail in downtown.]
Times coverage of Farber's memorial: Narbonne High teammates mourn a life cut short by violence
[Update Feb. 21, 2011: Gang member convicted in murder of high school football player]
—Raja Abdulrahim, Anthony Pesce and Sarah Ardalani
Top photo: Dannie Farber, 18. Credit: Scott Varley / Torrance Daily Breeze. Bottom photo: Davon Yerger, 18, a childhood friend of shooting victim Dannie Farber Jr., visits a makeshift memorial outside the Compton restaurant where a gunman walked in, asked "Where you from?" and killed the football player. Credit: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Compton
- Age: 18
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Walk-up
- Crime scene: Commercial building
15 reader comments about Dannie Farber
I was just with you the Saturday before, Danny. I hope and pray that your death is a messoge to all the young black and mexican men, in this city, that life is too short. God Bless your family.
Feb. 10, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.
Arlon Watson is accused of this murder and is awaiting trial.
April 24, 2010 at 8:17 p.m.
rest in peace my nigga dannie man we used to kick it alot u was a good dude man i hate that this happen to u bro but u are in a better place now....
Sept. 9, 2010 at 3:56 p.m.
"we used to kick it alot".
Is that gang speak?
Sept. 9, 2010 at 4:42 p.m.
These kids are insane.
"where are you from?" Thats all it take's now a days?
If he wasnt in a gang, he was sure no stranger to them. The belt on the man in the picture speaks volumes.
Sept. 9, 2010 at 8:18 p.m.
-syscom3, for someone who claims that their life is ALL peaches and cream, you sure do spend A LOT of time reading what goes on "In the HOOD". What's the fascination? Is YOUR life THAT boring?
That's really PATHETIC!
Sept. 10, 2010 at 9:34 a.m.
syscom3 your an idiot! He wasn't in a gang, it says so in the reports which u seem to believe so well. Go some where else with your stupid questions
Sept. 10, 2010 at 10:34 a.m.
Syscom,
No, it's not gang speak.
Sept. 10, 2010 at 4:42 p.m.
— nevermind, ........ then why did "G" use some words that can be construed as being gang speak?
Sept. 10, 2010 at 4:56 p.m.
Alon Watson is now a convicted murderer in this crime. Facing 80 years to life. See Daily Breeze newspaper 2/14/11
Feb. 14, 2011 at 2:57 p.m.
The guy wont be eligible for parole for another 40 plus years. His life is going to be one lonely and boring existence.
Feb. 14, 2011 at 7:33 p.m.
RIP Dannie. LOL@syscom3, man you missed the mark this time. Nothing in the statement "rest in peace my nigga dannie man we used to kick it alot u was a good dude man i hate that this happen to u bro but u are in a better place now...." is gang "talk" LOL! "Kick It" is a universal term for "hang out". And while "nigga" is slang that is used among blacks to identify each other, it is not tied to gang activity. Dannie was a hard working student that was making a better way for himself by playing football and doing well in school, there was hope for the future of his that was sensibly snuffed out because he refused to ask a question that young black men, like Dannie, are asked almost daily in that area.
RIP Dannie.
Feb. 14, 2011 at 8:02 p.m.
I reside in Compton... This is a place where you need to step up to anyone to gain respect. Unfortuantely, young kids are getting more involve in the gang life, so sad.
Blessings to his family.
Feb. 18, 2011 at 7:18 p.m.
syscom where did you attend school? The word is speech. I think the question you were trying to ask was is the use of the words "kick it" considered to be gang speech. If so then just about everybody is in a gang. I kick it with friends and family all the time. Do you now consider me a gang member?
Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:21 p.m.
Very sad indeed. Rest in Peace young man.
Oct. 20, 2011 at 5:12 a.m.
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