Homicide Report > Marcus Aruelius Van Ellis, 36 [Updated]
Marcus Aruelius Van Ellis, 36 [Updated]
Died July 29, 2008 at 9:50 p.m.
Marcus Aruelius Van Ellis, a 36-year-old black man, died Tuesday, July 29, after being shot in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
[For the record: An earlier version of this post, which was based on the original report, incorrectly gave Van Ellis' race as white.]
[Updated, 11:50 a.m., May 25, 2011: Edgar Gomez, an 18-year-old Latino, was arrested Oct. 14, 2009, in connection with Van Ellis' death.
According to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, Gomez was convicted of first-degree murder on May 18, 2011.
He is due back in court to be sentenced on July 6 at Los Angeles Superior Court. ]
— Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Historic South-Central
- Age: 36
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LAPD Newton
- Race/Ethnicity: White
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Three reader comments about Marcus Aruelius Vanellis
Marcus Aurelius Van Ellis is an Africa-American, he was born and grew up in Chicago IL. His life began in Chicago but tragically ended in Los Angeles. He was a free willed child with a tender heart. Mark was my only child. He leaves behind a host of Aunts,Uncles, cousins and friends.
Mom
May 7, 2010 at 10:44 a.m.
Thank you for posting the correction.
Charlotte
July 27, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.
Thank you for posting the correction, this is very important to me.
Charlotte
July 27, 2010 at 12:24 p.m.
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