Samuel Theard, 16

Samuel Theard was a good hearted, bright young man who loved his family very much. He is gone but will never be forgotten, and will always be in our thoughts and forever in our hearts. We ask for any witnesses to come forward and please bring justice to samuel's death.
The victim 16 year old Samuel Theard is survived by His Mom Maribel Gonzalez Theard, Father Emile Theard and sister Tabitha Theard. The victim was extremely intelligent and loved dearly by friends and family.
A march and vigil is scheduled to take place on Friday December 2, 2011, at 4:00pm on 59th Place & Bryanhurst.

Was he a gangmember?

its crazy he was a client at my youth center . r.i.p

There has been a lot of killings in Hyde ParC lately..home to the Rollin Sixties Neighborhood Crip Gang.,,,looks to be open season on any black male in the area. Its not best to be outside now over there

SAMMY was a young inspiration whose life was ended too soon by gang violence. Please bring peace and justice by coming foward with any info contact the LAPD

Crips are evil and need to be put away as do all gang bangers. Not the young man's fault, but the killer(s) only. I'm sick of these gangs - they have ruined our city and many, many lives have been ruined as their killing continues - beyond the murder victim, their family and friends are victimized too. I believe we need to mandate 10 years minimum sentence for gang members who commit a crime (obviously life for murder). Lets get these animals where they belong! Please stop the violence!

— Heather's mom. Remember your outrage on election day.

Stop voting in the same do nothing politicians. If you want tougher sentencing laws, then support the politicians that are sympathetic to your views.

OMG, I can't believe he is gone. That big ole teenager that used to eat cereal and watch The Family Guy on the couch is really gone and it hurts.
All through out the day in short pangs it hurts. First thing in the morning it really hurts. His mom, little sister and myself loved him dearly and it burns. There is not an inch of our home or a square foot of our beloved Los Angeles, California that doesn't remind me vividly of him. I enjoyed his sense of humor and being in his company. He was cool to hang out with. He was mischievous and got in to lots of trouble but he was not destructive. Self destructive would be the best description and no, he did not gang bang. The person that shot him obviously knew not what he was doing lest he wouldn't have done it. And this cliche stop snitching philosophy prevails again. NOBODY SAW SH*T!

Murder Is Disgusting
-Emile

There is no logic in cold blooded murder! The only way for people to wrap their brains around senseless violence is to question the motivation(s) of the victim...in this case, Samuel. Samuel's father and I have been childhood friends for over 35 years, and he nor his wonderful wife would EVER subject either of their children to life threatening situations, or banging behavior. That bullet had no one's name on it, and could have easily entered any of our bodies, or perhaps it symbolically did. My thoughts continue to be with the Theard's, as they preserve the memories of Samuel's life, the tall kid I used to see riding a skateboard and playing with remote control cars. I ask that they be blessed with the strength to continue to parent Tabitha, as well as continue the pressure on investigators to bring the perpetrator(s) to justice, immediately! It's pathetic that any of us even have to post comments here. STOP THE VIOLENCE!