Homicide Report > Jeremy Bloodworth, 25
Jeremy Bloodworth, 25
Died Oct. 21, 2010
Jeremy Bloodworth, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 21, in the 12600 block of South Harvard Boulevard in Athens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Jeremy’s parents, Gladys and John Bloodworth, got into an altercation with each other at their home at about 2:30 a.m., said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.
Jeremy Bloodworth got involved in the fight, and John shot him and Gladys, Winter said.
Authorities were called, and mother and son were pronounced dead at the scene. According to coroner’s records, Gladys, a 64-year-old black woman, suffered a gunshot wound to the face, and Jeremy sustained a shot to the head.
Soon afterward, deputies from the L.A. County sheriff's Lennox station, arrested John Bloodworth, a 65-year-old black man. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office charged Bloodsworth on Monday with two counts of murder.
His arraignment is scheduled Nov. 15 at the Inglewood Municipal Court. He currently is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles.
[For the record: An earlier version of this post incorrectly said John Bloodworth was shot in the head.]
— Sarah Ardalani
- Neighborhood: Athens
- Age: 25
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Thursday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Domestic violence
- Crime scene: Residence
Bloodworth was killed at the same place and on the same day as Gladys Bloodworth.
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12 reader comments about Jeremy Bloodworth
Jeremy was my cousin and will be missed by his family. He had a daughter less than a year old. :(
Oct. 25, 2010 at 6:29 p.m.
I went to school with Jeremy. This is sad news. I know he has a lot of people who will miss him.
Oct. 27, 2010 at 9:40 a.m.
This is a very sad case.. This is an example of the sorrow that is rampant in our community. We must continue to advocate against this type of senseless violence. We are too tired of allowing our community.. This young man lost his life in an honorable way.. Protecting his mother..
Oct. 28, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.
He was my co-worker and a very pleasant you man. He will always be in my heart. Rest in Peace.
Oct. 28, 2010 at 4:50 p.m.
Jeremy is my cousin and will be missed, but never forgot by his family. And another young life taken in a horrible way.
Oct. 29, 2010 at 9:16 a.m.
jeremey hired me at target he seemed like such a warm and caring spirit this is a very sad case
Oct. 29, 2010 at 6:38 p.m.
Respect the privacy of the family!
Nov. 2, 2010 at 11:36 p.m.
Get your story straight "...while John sustained a shot to the head????"
John is alive and Jeremy was shot in the head.
Get it right before you post.
Nov. 2, 2010 at 11:38 p.m.
I worked with Jeremy at The Inglewood Target store for a year and he was the most kind and gentle young man i had ever met. He always had a big smile when he came thru the back door and was a great co-worker and friend. When i heard this story it brought me to tears and he will truly be missed. My prayers and humble thoughts go out to his family and relatives.
R.I.P MOTHER & SON...
JOI
Nov. 23, 2010 at 12:22 a.m.
Some days at work Im fine but suddenly I think of Jeremy and about what happened and I'll cry. Today was one of those days. Footprints will never fade away from the lives that he's touched. Rest In Peace
June 28, 2011 at 10:09 p.m.
Mrs. Bloodwoth & Jeremy Bloodworth.
They were both wonderful, kind, sweet thoughtful, polite people that they have both known me for twenty years. They were the type of people who always been in my life as well as my parents, and touch my heart through out my life, in many special occasion that they supported me and came to different events that I had going live at many location.
They always treated me as they little brother, and showed me love every time that I see the both of them. You both are in heaven in peace, with our heavenly father, while the both of you looking down of all the people you have touch and were and still am truly admire by, and I am glad enough to say I was one of them. I will continue to hang in there strong as you both have been watching me grow up as a baby, into an responsible, highly intelligent young man grown adult * Tears*
God Bless & May there continue to peace, joy and happiness. R.I.P
Love you always: Sincerely Ben;)
Oct. 15, 2011 at 7:54 p.m.
This is such a tragedy. Hope this holiday season friends and family will not forget that Jeremy also left behind a toddler daughter, Mia--the most innocent of all victims. Our prayers are with Mia who lost her father and paternal grandmother as well as paternal grandfather (the suspect). It has been more than one year since this tragedy. Mia would inherit from Jeremy anything Jeremy would have inherited from his mother Gladys. Hope Mia gets the assistance she needs from insurance and inheritance so that Mia's mother (Alba) and her side of the family--all of whom will assist in raising this little girl without her father. So sad.
Dec. 28, 2011 at 1:16 a.m.
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