Homicide Report > Raymond Frias, 16
Raymond Frias, 16
Died Aug. 8, 2008 at 12:06 a.m.
Raymond Frias, a 16-year-old Latino youth, was shot in the 2900 block of Poplar Drive in Lynwood about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Frias was sitting on the front porch of a residence, visiting a female friend, when a Latino man approached him and asked "Where are you from?" Frias did not respond and was shot in the back, authorities said. The man fled on foot. Frias was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities said Frias' friend was not injured in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident can call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
-Ruben Vives/LAT
- Neighborhood: Lynwood
- Age: 16
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Friday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Walk-up
- Crime scene: Front yard
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Six reader comments about Raymond Frias
he is still alive in the hearts of people who knew who he was he is missed & loved very much,
a million words wont bring you back i noe bcuz ive tried, never will a million tears i noe bcuz ive cried<333
rest in (gangsta) paradise
July 6, 2011 at 12:24 a.m.
gee3
Where is gangsta paradise?
July 7, 2011 at 10:22 a.m.
— babs .... do these gang enablers think that gangster paradise is like heaven? It might be a shock for them to find out that god doesn't want violent people who have lived a wicked life to mix with law abiding people.
July 7, 2011 at 8:28 p.m.
You know it's unfortunate that many Latino youth like this young man risk their lives everyday when they're affiliated with gangs or exposed to such rough and violent, urban neighborhoods. I remember meeting and knowing Raymond not at a personal level but as an acquaintance when I used to live in Lynwood. I still remember that night this incident occurred and the helicopter flying around a couple of streets away from my home. I knew and felt that whatever happened was not good but I never once thought he would have been the victim. And it's devastating to know that many young boys are still fighting to survive in these ghetto, urban communities. It is not their fault that they fall under such circumstances and shorten their life expectancies. Indeed, it is the negative factors these urban communities contain that contribute to these influences and outcomes that many Latino youth like Frias had or have to try to overcome. Nevertheless, I am still shocked about this past incident because he was such a nice guy and died at a relatively young age. He yearned to simply live and he had so much more to live for, perhaps he would have determined a different path for himself. May he rest in peace, gone but never forgotten, missed and loved by many.
-In harmony and respect, E.V
May 18, 2012 at 5:06 a.m.
everyday i miss my homie its been 4 years since and never one day goes by in my life were i 4get about wat happen i just wanna say to pedro go back for those guys and make them pay for wat they did ... and make justices rip my freind ill never 4get our memories with u and ur brothers
July 4, 2012 at 9:14 p.m.
rip my boy from ur big homie damn my boy the hood really misses u dog u will never be forgotten SSLYNWOOD V COMP1TAS X111 GGS RIP LIL MENACE
April 15, 2013 at 11:31 a.m.
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