Homicide Report > Ruben Benjamin Whittington, 61
Ruben Benjamin Whittington, 61
Died July 29, 2007 at 11:45 p.m.
Ruben Whittington, 62, a black man, was shot in the chest in the 300 block of South Lemon Avenue in Walnut last night, Sunday, July 29, at about 11:25 p.m.
Whittington, a retired LAPD patrol sergeant, had worked late on paperwork for a handyman business he had started. He was going home when his car had a flat tire, said sheriff's homicide Det. Kevin Lowe. In the 10 minutes between his phone call to AAA and the arrival of a tow truck, someone shot Whittington in the chest, possibly in the course of a botched robbery.
Whittington retired as a sergeant from the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Division in 1995 after 20 years on the job. He became a teacher, then started his own business. Before joining the LAPD, he had worked for a Pennsylvania law enforcement agency. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War, Lowe said.
Lowe appealed for information to help solve this case. He asked that anyone who was in the vicinity of Lemon and Valley Boulevard about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and may have seen anything to call him at (323) 890-5500.
- Neighborhood: Walnut
- Age: 61
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Crime scene: Public place
Two reader comments about Ruben Benjamin Whittington
Death comes for us all. Some in Honor and some in Shame. The Maker will seen the truth of all lives and Judge. Remember the two thieves on the Cross. One to Heaven and One to Hell. Which One are You????
June 21, 2010 at 1:03 p.m.
Has there been any resolution to this senseless killing? HR any updates?
Sept. 7, 2011 at 3:34 p.m.
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