Homicide Report > Richard Tyson, 20
Richard Tyson, 20
Died May 9, 2007 at 1:24 p.m.
Richard Tyson, 20, a young black man, was shot multiple times by an Inglewood police officer at 906 Victor Ave. in Inglewood and died at 1:24 p.m. Wednesday, May 9.
According to Inglewood police, Tyson was on a bicycle, and an officer from the department's anti-crime team had tried to stop him for a municipal code violation. Tyson ran. Officers followed. One was searching for him in a back yard and found him hiding in "dense bushes."
The officer told him to surrender, and he "advanced toward" the officer. At some point, the man reached for his waistband, and the officer, thinking he was reaching for a gun, shot him. Tyson's foster family contacted The Homicide Report and sent the photo shown here.
- Neighborhood: Inglewood
- Age: 20
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Wednesday
- Agency: Inglewood PD
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Officer-involved
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Seven reader comments about Richard Tyson
That's it no update on if there were any charges filed against the Inglewood Killing Department's officer who killed this young man for nothing.Damn shame.I wonder what the violation was,and if the punishment was death........RIP Richard ....."To be absent from the body is to be present with the lord"
July 5, 2010 at 2:32 a.m.
RIP TT Tiny TacKo
NHP I13K
Aug. 5, 2010 at 3:53 p.m.
The violation was he was black man. And the fact he was in a backyard where there were no witness makes it easy for that dumb ass cop to say "he advanced towards me and reached for his waist" PURE B.S.!
April 7, 2011 at 2:13 p.m.
Thanks Ing 90302 for letting know he was a gang banger.
July 5, 2011 at 9:55 a.m.
This guy was from NEIGHBORHOOD PIRUS. This is a blood gang. Just in case you've been living under a rock....Bloods identify themselves by wearing red. This gang (NHP) in particular terrorizes neighborhoods in Inglewood. The "13k" that Ing 90302 states in his message means that they kill latino gang members. The "13" means south side. Normally related to Latino gangs. And the "K" stands for killers. So this guy was no angel.
Oct. 3, 2011 at 2:28 p.m.
There are so many gang bangers in those areas. I know, I used to live there. The cops out there have it bad, they live in fear everyday. These men/women are out there killing eachother....who's to say they would hesitate to kill him?
As sad as it is that this boy was killed, if the gang banging and killing would stop in those areas cops would be less inclined to pull there weapon.
Oct. 3, 2011 at 3 p.m.
fuk yall. live positivee...if you gangbanging.. god will always love his sons and daughters.
Jan. 28, 2013 at 1:19 p.m.
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