Homicide Report > Samuel Leonard, 22
Samuel Leonard, 22
Died Aug. 22, 2009 at 8:55 p.m.
Samuel Leonard, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the 1700 block of West Century Boulevard in Gramercy Park on Saturday, Aug. 22, according to Los Angeles police.
Leonard was leaving Shyrea's Liquor at the intersection of West Century Boulevard and Hobart Boulevard about 8 p.m. when he was approached by an unidentified black man, police said. The man shot him several times, then got into a red pickup truck and drove away north on Hobart Boulevard, police said.
Leonard managed to run but collapsed at a nearby McDonalds restaurant. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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- Neighborhood: Gramercy Park
- Age: 22
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Saturday
- Agency: LAPD
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Walk-up
- Crime scene: Public place
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