Homicide Report > Edward Carr, 17
Edward Carr, 17
Died Oct. 3, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Edward Carr, a 17-year-old black male, was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the 14600 block of South Atlantic Ave. in Compton.
Carr was taken to St. Francis Medical Center where he was determined to be brain dead later that day. He was taken off life support and pronounced dead Oct. 3.
Det. Howard Cooper of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said Carr was walking home from school about 5 p.m. when he was approached by at least two Latino males. Carr was shot once in the head, according to the coroner's report.
Cooper said Carr was not robbed and it was unclear if he saw his assailants approaching. The two males fled after the shooting.
School officials said Carr had attended Dominguez High School until January, when he transferred to Lifeline Charter School in Compton.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
— Sarah Ardalani
Photo: Makeshift vigil at scene of Carr's shooting. Credit: Sarah Ardalani/Los Angeles Times.
- Neighborhood: Compton
- Age: 17
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Saturday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Walk-up
- Crime scene: Public place
One reader comment about Edward Carr
edward u were a kool person we was very close. ill never forget the day when we was at school and we did not feel like bein there so we left and went to get some ice cream lol! and we was together almost all day that day
Sept. 24, 2010 at 9:10 p.m.
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