Homicide Report > James Hill, 45
James Hill, 45
Died Dec. 28, 2011
James Hill, a 45-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, after he was fatally shot in the 10800 block of Grand Avenue in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Hill was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance and pronounced dead at 7:38 p.m., coroner's officials said. Records show he suffered several gunshot wounds to his body.
The coroner's office could not provide additional information about the killing.
The Times has contacted investigators to obtain details about the case and will post an update as soon as possible.
Anyone with information about the death of James Hill is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department's Criminal Gang Homicide division at (213) 485-4341. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (800) 222-8477.
— Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Vermont Vista
- Age: 45
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Wednesday
- Agency: LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
23 reader comments about James Hill
james Hill you will be very much missed I named my car after you...love Dena
Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:41 a.m.
he was a very sweet and loveing person and well kwn around the world just wish he was still around to be here a good freind to talk to and to be around rideing hoggs and races bike you will be be miss shooter now your with your best friends and your mother and father smile down on us all and wacth over ur kids from up there love allways ur homie. ride in peace you will be forever miss and loved
Jan. 3, 2012 at 3:01 p.m.
such a sweet and respectable person i well miss u dearly.....ur one of god's angels now.......rip love
Jan. 4, 2012 at 1:56 p.m.
Mookie you will be truely missed,We have lined up many times and ran some (miles per hour)you know my small block 400 ran good on the motor but I prefer to squeeze.I remember back at gompers me low key hating because your perm was tighter than mine and being able to out dance me.We have grown alot since then and brought two sides of the track together.Thank you for your years of friendship and loyalty and your way of always keeping it real.
Jan. 4, 2012 at 4:32 p.m.
B.I.P Shoota!! Rest Easy Big Homie.. You was a Real One!!
Jan. 4, 2012 at 7:36 p.m.
B'I'P Shoota.. You was a Real One from day one and I am proud to kall you Big Homie.. Rest Easy Blood!!
Jan. 4, 2012 at 7:45 p.m.
You are truly missed Shoota, or as you would always say, " Shoota Shoota!" =-).. I enjoyed the times we shared and I still can not believe you are gone. You were one of a kind and always made me smile no matter what. It's ironic because I was just thinking about you and meant to call you that very day that God called you home. It's still very unreal but you're in a better place now. Rest In Paradise old friend. Until we meet again.. Love always, Ish Ish.. Muah!
Dedication.. Boys 2 Men, So hard to say goodbye to yesterday.....
Jan. 4, 2012 at 7:51 p.m.
I grow up wit you shooter right on the 108th you made me what i am today a grow man a thinking man! Now that you and bang are gone there no hood way do people hate way! So I can never forget I still have the Oldsmobile 98 that belong to bang you gave me never will i sale that car all the member are in that car Bang, Aaron,MOM,and lit Aaron always will love you rip my family Big Ant-Dog 108
Jan. 5, 2012 at 8:02 a.m.
I think Anthony Lomax's comment confirms the deceased was a gangster. That and having a gang moniker of "shooter"
Jan. 5, 2012 at 1:21 p.m.
LIP MOOK/SHOOTA I have mad LOVE for you homie. I hope dj len rot in hell for this. G Len why did you kill your on homeboy. You and bang used too be best friends. U remember when you guys wasn't accepted by the hood. And you was getting jacked for your chain by the homies. Now you're grown and think your from the hood. leanard lewis, rappin grannie is going to spend her last days visiting you in prison. Your a coward, you gun the homie down like he was a crab. rip mookie/ don't worry Len won't get away with this.
Jan. 6, 2012 at 9:07 a.m.
— Rolo Troupe
So are you saying you know who killed him? Is the suspect in custody?
Jan. 7, 2012 at 9:44 a.m.
-syscom3
they called him shoota 4 his bikes mane not no bangin ...if knew him u would know what dey call him on the set.
Jan. 7, 2012 at 4:17 p.m.
R.I.P Shoota
Shoota was one of my work-out
homeboys at ballys. This dude use to work-out w/a toothpick every morning driving iron & never missed a rep. YGB! We Will Miss You & I Will Always Do A Xtra Rep 4 You with Lil Moma. You Will Never Be Forgotten. "Please Stop The Violence & Pray 4 The Haters & Enemies. God Bless
Jan. 7, 2012 at 7:29 p.m.
@syscom3 : if you didn't know the Man then think B4 you speak "DAM ASS " Mook short for " Mookie " is his nick-name given to him by his Mother (Ms. Hill we all "LOVED") as a baby growing up , Same as your parents may have named you Richard yet for some reason they chose to call you Dick.. Shooda/Shoota/Jay/Big Homie/ along with close personal inside joking names is how those that were his true friends addressed him. has nothing to do with if he was or wasn't in a gang Before.. As a 45 yr old Man (Father) whom has Not been know to carry his self in no fashion as a Gang-Bang for Decades as calling " Men " Brother and has completely removed the N word in his vocabulary. People know this was a good man doing Nobody no Harm and I, We, The Neighborhood and All those who knew him that Worked at L.A.pd So. East Division Knows This to be the truth... so dum ass Syscom3 as he would not act to your negative comments in a respectful way.. I would wanna punch you in yo Big Dum Mouth...
Jan. 8, 2012 at 11:54 a.m.
My childhood friend you will always be in my heart an missed very much dang mookie(WTF)
Jan. 8, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.
Am I the only one wondering why one of our young men gets shot on 108th and Grand, but has to go all the way to Harbor UCLA (in Torrance) to get treated? Who's looking out for us? Just asking...
Jan. 8, 2012 at 7:54 p.m.
SHOOTA SHOOTA I will always treasure the morning work outs at the gym , I will always love you !
Jan. 8, 2012 at 11:04 p.m.
My two cents, first off Rest in Peace young man. Syscom3 and Meck, I don't know you two personally but I do know that you two could be doing other things with your free time and that tells me and I'm sure countless others that view this site that you care about these murders. So keep it up, someday more will care and hopefully the number of murders will start to decrease. And for the young man or men saying that this guy was not a gangster, well that may be true. But when the casual observer reads Bang in Peace or a nickname calling one a Shooter are you surprised? Come on Son! And then you have comments by so-called gang affiliates. Gangsters don't speak about squares or L7's and we know this. I know it hurts to loose someone you know and love, we feel your pain but this ain't the venue to be verbally abusing someone you don't know and who had nothing to do with your loss. To me most of these guys are "Victim's of Circumstance. "They never really wanted in, and really could not get out. And the Police love it, the more violence the the justification for even larger budgets. I left Los Angeles in 90, and often ask "Will it ever stop? " Probably not! Shalom
Jan. 9, 2012 at 5:48 p.m.
I knew Shoota for a short period of time from working out at Darby Park in the morning. Way cool brother that was willing to give advice in the weight room. I felt good when Shoota would tell me to jump in there car, meaning lift weights with his group. From the time me knowing him. He was a solid brother.
Jan. 9, 2012 at 8:58 p.m.
I've known Mook for a very long time from growing up in the hood, and yes Mook you will be missed very much. I hope they catch the RAT BASTURD that took his life. When will black on black crime end, so sad. RIP to a good friend.
Jan. 12, 2012 at 6:07 p.m.
Words can not explain the hurt that I'm feeling. Your death snatched the very soul that was never my own. I am so glad that I found Jesus 2 years ago because without him I would have died with you. I will forever treasure our friendship. I will miss being your secretary LOL. No more late night Booga I'm hungary's, No more early mornings Hey Hey, No more running errands, No more EBT hook ups, No more whinning about them cutting off the cable because you forgot to pay them their $20. No more long rides and conversations about our future. The many talks about are could haves, would haves and should haves. There was a lot of things left undone. We both had plans to do so much, moving in different directions but always staying side by side. I now travel this road alone hoping to get a glimpse of you in my rearview or hear your voice in my ear, waiting until we meet again. You WERE MY BEST FRIEND and will forever remain in my heart. "What's left of it" Loving you always & forever..... God is the Author & finisher of my fate, he is my rock & my strength.
Jan. 13, 2012 at 9:57 a.m.
I am so upset about the comment I read about my son G Len, having anything to do with Shoota's death. I thought I was about to have a heart attack.
Every since both Bang and Shoota were little kids, just like Len we have had nothing but love for Shoota, Bang and his mother Ms Hill.
We both cried for days after each one of them left this world.
Len love Shoota, Bang and all the homies.
He took each death personal.
He keep a book of last tribute of the forty fallen soldiers in our neighborhood, and cried for each one.
He could never hurt Shoota or anyone else from the neighborhood.
Anyone who really knows Len knows he has a kind heart and would rather help you then hurt you.
He has been accused by someone who is mean spirited, and who just doesn't like him, but GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH, and you cant mess with GOD.
Len has been incarcerated for three years and has not been allowed to use a phone or anything for the last 3 months.
He is in the hole below the hole with no coummication with anyone. He's where you don't come in contact with anyone.
When I told him about Shoota he was crying and in shock.
This statement about my son is not true the person that sgined it says he don't know anything about this statement. So I don't know where it's coming from. The person that wrote it knows it's not true, so don't let anyone tell you any thing different. Rest in Peace Shoota you know Len as your real Friend not just a homie.
Love Rappin Granny
Jan. 30, 2012 at 1:51 p.m.
Mook you will ttruly be missed.
Jan. 31, 2012 at 4:17 a.m.
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