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Dekweinte Hunt, 14
Died Oct. 11, 2007 at 10:20 a.m.
Dekweinte Hunt, 14, a black youngster, died some hours after being wounded in a party shooting that also killed 26-year-old Deandre Turner, making this Compton incident a double homicide.
The shooting happened at 623 S. Long Beach Blvd. in Compton at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, according to Sgt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide bureau. Dekweinte's death at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood occurred at about 10:30 a.m., about eight hours after Turner died. A third victim, a black man or youth, remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Wegener said the victims were at a large party. As the party broke up and people flowed outside, there was an argument, then a shooting. Some gang members were involved in the occasion in some way, police believe, though it was not clear what led to the argument. About 200 people attended the party; not one remained to give information to detectives when they arrived, Wegener said.
Wegener and his partner Det. Richard Biddle are seeking clues of any kind, including anonymous ones. They can be reached at (323) 890-5500.
- Neighborhood: Compton
- Age: 14
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Thursday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Party
Hunt was killed at the same place and on the same day as Deandre Turner.
16 reader comments about Dekweinte Hunt
stop snitchin in full effect
April 1, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
If you are in any way attempting to intimidate anyone here it won’t work. Take your gang bs life out of here, no one cares for punks like you. Maybe u had something to do w this kids murder.
May people come forward and TALK, the only way kids will stop dying!
"TAKE BACK YOUR STREETS"
April 29, 2010 at 11:52 a.m.
Another example of a 14 year old out on the streets at 1:30AM on a school night.
Same thing happened to that 17 year old, Trevon Coats.
April 29, 2010 at 1:49 p.m.
Another example of a 14 year old out on the streets at 1:30AM on a school night.
Same thing happened to that 17 year old, Trevon Coats
syscom3
READ THE STORY THE ONLY THING THESE TWO HAVE IN COMMON IS THEY ARE BOTH DEAD. WHY YOU DONT COVERS THE FACT. WHAT'S THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO. AT LEASE HAVE SOME TYPE OF SUBSTANCE BEFORE YOU COMMENT. WHO DO YOU WORK FOR LAPD OR LA TIMES? TO THE FAMILY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. By the way Trevon wasn't killed on a school night. Lets concentrate on the killers of these two. This will be tried in a court of law not a court of public opinion.
July 18, 2010 at 4:09 p.m.
— CZY-LDY; what is a 14 year old out doing on the streets at 1:30am?
Same with the 17 year old.
My statement stands .... both of these individuals would still be alive if their parents made sure they were safe at home at those hours.
Nothing good happen to teenagers at those hours of the morning. And this is proof of it!
July 18, 2010 at 9:26 p.m.
Yea im one for NO SNITCHIN NO MATTER WHAT.. but in this situation when a 14 yr old gets killed is differnt. No child deserves not being allowed to live their life before it really starts. Whoeva did this you had no right. U didnt give him life. All da people that was at the party including his friends are FAKE!!!!!!!!!
July 19, 2010 at 10:08 a.m.
— yea yea ... "Yea im one for NO SNITCHIN NO MATTER WHAT"
And you're a reason that's helping to destroy your neighbohood.
And you're also the same type of person who probably gets angry when the rest of the sane and rational world laughes at your neighborhoods and the irrational conduct people like you live your lives by.
July 19, 2010 at 1:28 p.m.
"Don't talk stuff u don't know Syscom3.U have things all twisted. U r nobody but a nothing, with nothing to do but find stories about teens being killed in the a.m. He's not just "that" Tre'von Coats. He was a human being just like the 14 yr old that was killed. Much respect goes out to the family of the 14yr old and the 17 yr old Tre'von.
Lets Stop the Violence and Take Back the Streets!
July 22, 2010 at 8:57 a.m.
Lil-Bit
Be more specific...what exactly does Syscom have twisted? And as far as I can tell, he's about as "nothing" as you are, since you're on here commenting about the same stories.
"Lets Stop the Violence and Take Back the Streets!"
Really? If you think people like syscom and others like myself have it "twisted", I have a hard time thinking you're really serious about that.
July 22, 2010 at 2:10 p.m.
— Lil -Bit .... many people say I know nothing about this and that; but noone seems to be able to disprove me.
Do you, or do you not agree with this ... in this day and age, juveniles should not be outside away from their homes late at night.
The two deceased juveniles would still be alive today if they were safe and sound at home. Part of the strategy of taking back the streets is to isolate the youngsters from the predators.
July 22, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.
syscom3 & Chris He's not just "that" Tre'von Coats. He was a human being just like the 14 yr old that was killed.This is what I mean about substance. Every one(generalization)want the violence to end and have safe streets and neighborhoods they can be proud of.562vert, there shouldn't never be a time to withhold valuable information that would solve a crime. It's not snitching but your civic duty.
No one can predict the future. As for the shooter it's o.k. to gun down teenagers(assumption). What are your thoughts on the shooter(s)? Does the shooter get to go on shooting more people? NO! NO! It's called gun control.Once agan "Let's have these cases and others tried in the court of law not the court of public opinion".STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 25, 2010 at 6:12 p.m.
Why is the gang they were involved in never posted?
Not to give them any positive publicty, just so that the public is aware of these criminal POS.
July 25, 2010 at 9:15 p.m.
— Eye Opener; I have always wondered about that too.
It seems logical enough for society to "know our enemy".
July 25, 2010 at 11:18 p.m.
Me too, Syscom. It appears that law enforcement in most major metro areas have substantial information on what gangs are where and who their members are. And yet they seem very reluctant to get that info out. If the law abiding people could access that information through, say, a publicly accessible website, perhaps one maintained by the gang task force, then we could put pressure on these scumbags. We already have that for sex offenders so why not for the equally destructive and dangerous criminal gang members? Megan Garvey, if you're reading this, can you find out from law enforcement what's going on here? Why won't they let that kind of information out? Perhaps the LA Times could start such a website.
July 27, 2010 at 11:46 a.m.
I'm sitting here just thinking about my nephew Dekweinte, about how much I miss him and wish his life had time to blossom........but he's with our father GOD AND HOST OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS...........Dekweinte was just a flower bud from birth, who was dealt the wrong card in life and had to struggle more than most in his short life, but he's free and happy and watching oiver his loved ones, he has his WINGS now and is doin a GOOD JOB!!!!!LOve u TinTee.........To the detective who handeled this case, from day one u failed to do ur job in my eyes.....not once did u attemp to reach out to Dekweinte's mother, I got your information and had her call you and u stayed on the phone all of one minute, trully, not once did u offer condloences to her, u just said he had a gun in his pocket and was the only one there, besides the other young man that was DOA. It's been four years today and I bet you don't even know his mother name..........he was just treated like just another nigga dead in the street to u...............He was lot more than that but you would never know. You wasn't present at the hospital or the funeral, only attemp u made was at ur desk on this blog wow, I'm impress!
Oct. 21, 2011 at 7:26 p.m.
— Auntie Kiki ...... 200 people saw what happened but not one person has said a thing. Yet to you, the police are responsible for not solving this murder.
Sgt Kent Wegener-LASO Homicide | January 24, 2008 at 09:57 PM asked for witnesses to step forward and no one did. Why is that?
Your anger is misplaced. Direct it at the gangsters who have turned your neighborhoods into shooting gallery's. "Killing fields" is a better description.
And the deceased had a weapon? Makes sense because Mahdi Gary said it was a gang party.
Oct. 23, 2011 at 9:33 a.m.
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