Homicide Report > Miss Welch, 21
Miss Welch, 21
Died April 15, 2010 at 9:51 p.m.
Miss Welch, a 21-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Thursday, April 15, in the 1400 block of North Paulsen Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Det. Ray Lugo, of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, who is handling the investigation, said Welch, was sitting on a front porch with her boyfriend and several other friends when someone walked up and started shooting at them about 9:30 p.m.
Welch was struck in the chest and was taken to a hospital in Lynwood, where she died at 11:51 p.m., said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.
Welch's boyfriend was grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene. No one else was hurt.
Lugo said police believe the shooting was gang-related. Welch, he said, was not a gang member.
Witnesses to the shooting described the assailant as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, Lugo said. Detectives have several leads on who the shooter might be.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Ray Lugo or Joe Ramirez at the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
—Sarah Ardalani
25 reader comments about Miss Welch
So sad you will always in my heart Miss:-(
April 20, 2010 at 12:37 p.m.
YOU WILL BE MISS!Even though I Never really got a chance to get close to her, we went to school together and hung around with some of the same ppl so it hurts just to know that she gone, but it feels better to know that she is in a better place. GOD BLESS HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS
April 21, 2010 at 10:14 a.m.
I did not no Miss but im sorry for yall loss. No one should loss a family member like this, but i know your brother Tone,hes a cool cool cat,keep your HEAD RIGHT stay strong for your mother she needs u more than ever now. Iv seen your mother n traffic,pickin up the kids from school, in grocery store,doin the dam thang.So b there for her dont go and do something you will regret and HURT HER AGAIN.Be there stay there dont go nowhere, she needs u n a major way.
April 21, 2010 at 8:55 p.m.
i love you baby gone but not forgotten;;;; love with all are heart the bellows fam bam
April 21, 2010 at 10:52 p.m.
How many more of our innocent loved ones will be gunned down before we stand up and say enough is enough? Get Involved by Choice NOT Force...And if you get Involved by Force, Stay Involved! Don't wait until it knocks on your door to feel there's a problem.
How are you, we, going to keep Miss' memories and name alive? Are you going to be there for her family? They need you more than ever.
Community, maybe through Miss' murder, Enough is Enough! You can email me @ projectcrynomore@aol.com and find out how to get involved in stopping the violence before it hits your household.
In Memory of Miss,
Vicky, Mother of A Murdered Son
Founder, Project Cry No More
April 24, 2010 at 3:30 p.m.
I was a very close friend of M!SS, am still in shock & can't believe she's gone...I feel as if am havin a bad dream & am waitin for some 1 to wake me up... but reality hits me & itz true she's really gone. We were like sisters her PR!NCESS even calls me auntie...The person responsable for this have no idea the great deal of pain he caused for her child 1st off let along her family & friend.She didn't deserve it..LoViN u ALWAYZ M!SS WELCH :(
April 26, 2010 at 7:08 p.m.
When will the black community demand justice? Probably never. They will march about an inconsequential "Compton Cookout". But to demand justice and public security in the same city? Never.
April 26, 2010 at 8:42 p.m.
My sister will be missed very much but she will never be forgotten...
She is our new Angel watching over us........
I wanna thank everybody for all their L0VE and support at this very difficult time in our life
Forever M!iss!iN y0u.... Love always ~CoCo~
April 27, 2010 at 1:48 a.m.
You will be missed by all the family.
But god need you now. You, your father and brother are watching over your mother,brothers,sisters and daughter giving them the strength to get through this. We love you but God loved you more. You may be gone but never forgotten and always living on through us. your memory will withstand the test of time. love you and miss u...Auntie Janette
April 27, 2010 at 5:58 a.m.
Smh .. iimma always miss yhu big cousin, I love and I know you watch over all of us. U was good woman and some wld neva know who u truely was. From bein dah best mommy in the world to jessica, happiest & joyful cousin to me, loving & caring towards ur sisters and brothers... & a joY & smile 2 ur mOm... iiLOVEyhu & miiss yhu :-(
... goN bT neva ForgoTten faTty!....
××× uR mY persoNal aNgeL kaY ... kiisses:-*
-uR 1 &/nd oNly liiL kuZziiE tii thiie PooH -
April 27, 2010 at 11:05 p.m.
"The Good Die Young" RIP Miss,Martina,and D.boy
May 1, 2010 at 2:22 a.m.
Just stumbled on this horrific tragedy online. I grew up in Bellflower, not too far away. Too many sweet innocent lives are sacraficed. Please understand... It starts with all us parents. We all can make a change starting every night (tonight) when our babies go to sleep; when they wake up, hold them, kiss them, love them and they "will not" grow up to harm others. For Miss' sake, start the chain now!
It all starts with respect-love-smiles and knowing that the future is an exciting place to be heading, if we are ready for it.
May 10, 2010 at 12:18 a.m.
A young mother who wanted success and safety for baby Jessica. It is a shame that she had to leave this earth in such a violent manner.
May 19, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.
i will miss u and u will never be missed i love u and no matter what u will alway will miss u so i will always love u love u miss welch u are alway in my heart..
R.I.P. MISS WELCH
July 9, 2010 at 9:50 p.m.
F.I.P.... there will be blood.......
Aug. 24, 2010 at 9:12 a.m.
@reeseb- WHAT?? what does your comment mean?
Aug. 25, 2010 at 9:45 a.m.
When will black community get justice?? What about the community as a whole?? Only the blacks deserve justice?? I am sick of everyone calling any white person a racist when in reality, the blacks are the WORST racists of all!
Get over yourselves and stop killing each other over dope and maybe you will have a better life but stop blaming the "white man"
Signed...an ashamed black woman!
Aug. 25, 2010 at 1:38 p.m.
my lil sister was a big deal...VERY out going...goofy laid back and real cool.....I took her everywhere with me when she was a lil girl.....some ignorant fool with no life,nothing to do just took her away from a beautiful princess...Jessica,and a loving and cool family....and her best friends....i miss my sister so much.....it took me a while to deal with the death of my brother...and now almost a year im still trying to cope with the homegoing of MISS...........I LOVE YOU FATTY..........and justice will be served...know that.....CKassie
March 19, 2011 at 11:43 p.m.
rip miss i love u so much fhcck till i die never 4gotten she wit all the fam bam dawson bellows welch fam bam
May 10, 2011 at 1:16 p.m.
Imm Very Late Writing Thizz But I JuzzWanted Let Yall kno Tht I Will always love miss and she had kno reason to die like thizz and she waz a good friend,cuzzin,sister,and most of all a great mother!!!!!!!!!
May 30, 2011 at 2:39 p.m.
I loved my auntie and i still do. We all no that what happened very wrong. I know that god will punish them for what they did. Miss harmed nobody, she had a daughter who she was very much loved by. Me and all the family will miss her. R.I.P. MISS
LUV YOU
June 4, 2011 at 7:59 p.m.
Still don't want to except that fact that your gone, theres not a day that passes that I don''t think of you...I thought by movin away wld change somethin but still far I sit & think about if u were still here...I miss all the things we use 2 do u were truly like a sis to me 4ever will I love u & ur family. Cause friends like u r hard to come by...LoVe U M!SS WELCH
June 20, 2011 at 8:01 p.m.
The worst thing in the whole world is lossing someone you love and words can never explain how much I miss her she was my right hand my ride or die more than a friend she was my blood alway there when I need her I just wish I could have see her one more time where I could have said see you later..... Crazy thing is she asked me one day/ told me if I was to pass it would break her heart who knew it would be mine thats broken ..... On thing I do have is or memories ... Love her always right hand chica .....xoxo
April 28, 2012 at 9:24 p.m.
I hate to be the one to say it, but sometimes it comes down to the choices that are made. Was her boyfriend a gangsta? i doubt the shooter was walking by and said, "Here's a nice group of people, I think I'll shoot them!" You need to avoid the gangstas to keep yourself safe. If they bang - don't hang! Like I said, sometimes your poor choices come back on you. i wish she picked better people to hang with!
May 2, 2012 at 3:34 a.m.
Stupidity never ends...IN the death of this young lady you still have idiots coming onto this site and putting their stupid gang comments...Such as reeseb putting F.I.P...That stands for Fruit Town(A blood gang) in Peace....or ramon Dawson putting FHCCK in his comments...Thats Front Hood COmpton Crip Killa...so it seems to me that it was some crips that shot this young lady and instead of the friends and families informing the police of this they would rather have street justice and have some other family mourning over their loved ones....I understand the hurt and pain that you are going through but handling it your way only increases violence and breaks down a community...Maybe if you all picked a book or two and went to school you wouldnt have time for this nonsense...violence leads to violence which leads to the grave....
May 2, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.
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