Homicide Report > Deric Wesley, 40
Deric Wesley, 40
Died Oct. 23, 2007 at 8:50 p.m.
Deric De Carlo Wesley, 40, a black man, was stabbed by a man on a bicycle at the northwest corner of Vernon and Western avenues in South-Central Los Angeles at about 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, said LAPD South Bureau Det. Dave Garrido.
Wesley was taken to California Hospital in extremely critical condition. He survived on life support for more than two weeks before dying at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.
A couple of hours after Wesley was stabbed, a suspect was arrested. The suspect, a 54-year-old black man, had insisted that Wesley owed him $5, and stabbed him over the debt.
(Right, Garrido at the crime scene Oct. 8.)
- Neighborhood: Vermont Square
- Age: 40
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Stabbing
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LAPD South Bureau Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Fight
- Crime scene: Public place
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