Sean McKinley, 25

This is a shame!!! I cannot express the grief I feel over the death of this man. He will forever b missed and loved by myself and my girls. He has so much to offer and a promising future ahead of him. He is now resting in the arms of God and no longer has to look over his shoulder. Just know, what's dun in the dark will surely come to the lite. His assailant WILL NOT live without paying for what he had dun. He was not the giver of Sean's life and did not have the permission to take it.

Shonn, if this was gang related, what type of promising future did he have? If he was a gangster, dont you think god will tell him he lived an evil life?

@Syscom3: Gang related doesn't mean gang affiliated. It means the incident was about gangs. For example: If I am walking to the grocery store and a few gang members come up to me and kill me to further their gang (even though I am not a gangster or look like one) that homicide would be considered gang related

It's sad that syscom3 go from article to article to leave such negative comments. If you don't have nothing nice to say then don't say nothing at all. This is a death thats being talked about. Have some compassion for the family members who may be reading this.

Rest in Peace King...I don't even know you but I know your story... I will do my part in this lifetime to draft a better ending...so that this story does not reoccur for all of my living days. So since we are Brothers and Sisters Yes, I shall be my brother's keeper.Live and Let live!

I agree idk why the even let him post smh. this is for remembering hiw life now negativity. his family and friends know the life style he lived.

Everybody wants to remember the good things about these thugs and remain in denial about their activities. Yes he was a gang member. Maybe these ladies need to raise their standards, make the guy marry them instead of being a baby's momma and choose a guy based on potential for success and character instead of some perceived 'swagger'

Keisha, don wilbert; you must be mistaken about the purpose of this blog. This is not the obituary section, nor are we here to celebrate someone who died of natural causes.

This blog is about homicides. And when it comes to murder, there are few wonderful things you can say.

The investigating officers have said that this appears to be gang related. And it sure looks like a planned hit. Once you've read this blog for a couple years, you too will notice some disturbing patterns. Among them is a constant refrain from the deceased's family and friends saying he was " a good kid". Only after awhile does the brutal truth come out. The homicide was gang related for a reason.

FYI I know personally that this youngman was not gangbanging when he was murdered. I know for a fact that this person was living a life for Jesus Christ when he was murdered. I know for a fact that this person was refusing to live a life of gangbanging and that caused him his life. But did it really He is now in the presence of the Lord. Where there is peace. Our hearts are broken because we live in a fallen world. When you make comments like syscom3 and others but dont know what you are talking about you add to the greif of the Loved ones left behind. Syscome3 and others who dont understand please have respect for yourselves and cease from blogging about things you dont understand or have the facts on.

sheba, this is not the obituaries "page". If you cant handle a forthright discussion of the subject of this blog, then you shouldn't be reading it.

The deceased was gunned down for a reason. Perhaps there's something in his past that has caught up with him. Maybe he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. God knows and hopefully the investigating detectives will figure it out.

If anyone has read this blog for quite a while, then one thing you cannot help but take notice of, is so many of the murdered people ultimately did have gang ties or sympathies either in the past, or in the present.

And when the victims family or friends proclaim the victim to not have any gang ties, I just nod my head "sure ..... now lets see who has some words to say to the contrary".

Everybody is not gunned down for a reason syscom3. I have known ppl like my twin that was killed when they approched him and asked him where he is from. He told them he was no part of a gang and still got killed! He did nothing to deserve as I'm sure this young man might not have done anything else either. Everybody does not do something or have done something to get killed! Learn about the streets before speaking about them like you know it!

@syscom3 the disturbing patterns that i have noticed on this blog is your comments as if you are the judge and jury. You are very quick to judge without knowing all of the facts only the facts posted on this blog. Just because it says gang related does not necessarily means this individual was gang affiliated. How do we know if this wasn't a case of mistaken identity? What field of work are you in maybe should go into a field of law enforcement since you seem to have all of the answers.

Syscom reread what I wrote, read it carefully and slow. No one said the victim did not have any gang ties in the past, it said the victim was refusing to be in that life style of gangbanging. But people have been killed will be killed that are not in gangs and that are innocent. I dont know if you remember in 2009 when three black young people were killed behind a barbar shop in compton it's in the homicide report and everybody thought that they had been doing something wrong. The investagators found out the killers 2 brothers, mother was in jail and they needed bail money and went to rob those young people who they did not know, who were innocent read updates from LA Now and other papers on past cases, everyone is not guilty. Any of us at anytime can be a victim of violence, eventhough we are not living a life of violence. We live in a fallen world.

This is all so crazy. Let this young man rest in peace and his family grieve over their loss. God knows all things and he is definately not the author of confussion. It will all come out eventually and justice will be served. To the family, May God give you the strenght through this hard time and comfort each and every one of you. God never promised that we wouldn't have hard times in our lives, but he did promise that he will be there for us through it All. May God Bless You All

syscom3:
People have as much of a right to leave messages to loved ones here as you do to make your hateful but mostly inane comments. My friend and I got shot 15 years ago walking down the street. We are not gang members and not related to any gang members. We grew up in the neighborhood and didn't play that game. My friend died and I survived. You're an ignorant moron. RIP Chavo. RIP Sean.

— syscom3...i do agree to a certain degree with your comments but to say any death that is gang-related is absurd. Not all people are gang-related. "FYI I know personally that this youngman was not gangbanging when he was murdered" In short you don't know the whole story so you cannot make judgements. Quit trying to be the judge of others and let the people mourn their loved ones.

-syscom
The trend you could be noticing is that the murders are taking place in gang-infested areas. The murders get classified as gang-related murder due to the other party being gang-related.

Everyone needs to ignore syscom3. In the world of blogging, he is known as a troll. Someone who goes from blog to blog with the sole purpose of stirring up negativity. If you don't feed the animal, he goes away.

The term gang-related means either the victim or the assailant is believed to be affiliated with street gangs. A lot of times, this judgment is made because the area is a known gang area and there was no other obvious explanation for the killing. Other times, the assailants hits the victim up before the killing, by saying, where you from? You say you don't bang, and you are shot. You acknowledge where you are from and you are shot.

To his point about this not being an obituary site, just simply look at the way the Times decided to lead you into leaving a comment. It says,

SHARE A MEMORY OF SEAN MCKINLEY. This is a place for people who want to do just that. Often, based on the comment, the Times' reporters will contact you to do a feature on the person, based on what is written. I write this because we reently lost a good friend and was contacted.

RIP Sean

syscom3

I truly believe that you are a fool
hiding behind this computer screen,

I dont think you have such a big mouth beyond the computer....

Go back to school and educate yourself a little bit more before you say something cause all you say is ridiculous....

Sorry to disappoint you Catalina, but I am not a troll. I've been commenting on this blog for a couple years now.

Me being a fool? Uneducated? Nope. I don't fit in either of those categories.

BTW, I did use this homicide blog as part of a class project in one of my criminal justice classes at my local junior college. The blog was very well received by the instructor and the students. Can you say you did something equal too or better than that?

"Knowledge", the purpose of the blog is for people to comment on the murder of people. Whether its something nice about the victim, something bad about the victim, or just commentary. If you only want the niceties, then you're not going to find it here. The obituaries is the place for you.

As for the large numbers of black and Latino victims being gunned down for no apparent reason, not even for robbery; there are other dynamics at work.

I have been reading this blog for a couple of years now, and I accept that some victims were shot down for no reason by gangsters. But there are LOTS of victims where they ultimately did have gang ties, gangster friends or served time in custody. They were gunned down for a reason. Although that reason is only known by the gunman.

Perhaps its a sign of the times, but when family and friends say the deceased was a good man, without gang ties, I prefer them to prove it to the readers of the blog. That's the way it is.

@Syscom 3, first of all u don't know me and the feeling is mutual, I personally knew this man on a very intimate level and can say he DID NOT gang bang. I am a very educated person in the process of getting my B.A. in criminal justice and have 2 young girls who dealt with Sean and his family as well. I would not have them around someone of that nature, and further more, he was not the young man who had kids or baby momma's. Like prior people have stated on this blog, you need to gather all of your details 1st before u comment on people that you may/may not know very well. I am further more disturbed at your ignorance to even comment on the dealings of gangs and gang related shootings. Like in a forementioned statement an innocent person can be killed and never have any gang dealings and be shot by a gang dealer and they call the shooting "gang related". Know the facts and remember this statement: PEOPLE WILL NEVER KNOW YOUR IGNORANCE UNTIL YOU OPEN UP YOUR MOUTH!!!!!

How about shifting the energy from attacking someone for their opinion to preventing these types of crimes?

Really @Syscom 3 would not have much to say would this not be redundant. People that see/hear nothing but sad/poor portrayals of anything, usually have similar opinions.. can you really blame him NO! You can however change the perception of (especially) black youths BY creating a better environment for your kids, so they won’t resort to violence.. DEPEND ON NO ONE do it for them, for their kids, for a future for all!

I believe the bible tells us to train up a child in the way they go and when they are old they wont depart...Also, a disobediant child will not live out there days. I'm not saying anyones death is warrantent at least not like this. I too know Sean and can remember times...smh...but there are some people dying for no cause.

this is sad to hear, I went to middle school with sean, from what i remember ( 12 years ago ) he was a cool, guy had a good sense of humor and didn't start trouble. sad to see this happen to him. RIP

For all of you who had something bad to say about him you are all wrong.Sean was with family and friends when it took place. It was not gang-related as they say just someone with no heart and just stupid took his life away from us. I know him very very well and it hurts for me to look at what yall say about Sean. I wish and pray that all of you stop talking about things you dont even know about.

Sean was a good guy.very funny and silly at times,but never violent or gang affiliated. He was a great person and didn't deserve to go this way.and for the idiot who keeps trying to be negative SYSCOM or whoever, we know this isn't the obituary, but it also isn't a court room.."STUDENT" so stop trying so hard and write a paper or something, u WON'T get a grade here. Let this young man RIP, and stop being a dick.
Sean will be missed.REGARDLess.....JERK

damn sean its hard for me to say ur gone when ya mom first told me all i could do is cry i called yo phone all day just praying you would pick up...i really just wish i could hear ur voice and yo laughter i know if i heard that things would be awhole lot better man i aint been the same since u been gone i remember when i first meet you yo crazy butt gone tell me you hungry so fix u some food lol and you usto allways think u could dance lol well i cant wait till i see u again and oh yeah i aint forgot yo birthday is may 24th ill be up there to visit and talk to you man we have alot to talk about lol i love and miss u so much love allways sumer

Sean Mckinley AKA Knocckles from Mob Piru....It's funny how people think they know somebody .I've been reading the Homocide report for about a year .And there are about 8 people I know on this List . All of them Gang members .A good freind of mines was killed april 7,2009 Willie Brown aka YG Lil Skip leuders Park piru .He Got Killed in the park . The 3 people that got killed behind the barbershop the only one that was the victim was the Girl also take in mind that they were killed in a trap house (place where drugs are sold) the 2 men where from Mob Piru .Marceleno Petaway aka Mousey from Leuders Park Piru the list goes on . Drexler aka bad news he was from leuders park piru and Aaron killed to blocks and 2 weeks before drex in inglewood was from Atlantic Drive Compton Crip.Even though they were gang members they are human being and no one has the right to take a life,No ones perfect but Life is What you make .They all were good people in theyre on right but terrorists of the community . Regradless of the good they did or how much bad. May they All rest in peace may god have mercy on they're souls

Wow!! So after all that bickering, it seems Sean Mckinley was a gangster indeed. Thanks to -tired. So is it Crips shooting Bloods? Or bad drug deals? Well, join a gang and expect two things, and two things only: PRISON AND/OR DEATH!!!

So I was proven right. The deceased was a gangster after all.

What has been siad in the area ,Sean may have been killed by someone from his own gang.Over a dispute over a gun .

tired - you are "dry-snitching" homie. Why donʻt you pass all this info to the cops and get it over with? Donʻt think the HR wont or hasnʻt already turned your IP address in. You know cops and detectives regularly scan and troll these forums b/c criminals and others LOVE to brag, boast, and/or kiss n tell. Just be careful. Your info with name dropping and detailing is a little more than speculation. Maybe you should see if their are any rewards...LOL

Point taken ........At most the things that i've siad are hear say. and nothing more ......as far as dry snitching i havent siad anything . i just hate for people to get looked at and talked about like they are "INNOCENT Victims" when in fact most of them were living the gang lifestlye .NOT LOOKING FOR A REWARD I WOULD NEVER DO THAT . THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT PEOPLE CRY AND SHED TEARS FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO MAY OR MY NOT HAVE SPREAD HEART ACHE AND SARROW TO OTHERS. ANYONE WHO GANG BANGS IS A TERRORIST AND ANYONE WHO KNOWINGLY CONDONES AND FEELS IT'S ALRIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE THIS LIFE . SHOULD BE TREATED AS ENEMIES OF THE STATE .like i stated before i knew 8 people in this homocide report and that hurts me to say .Some Iknew since grade school some since adult hood.

Where's all the family and friends now?

The same ones that were so valiantly defending his honor saying he wasn’t a gangster and he would never hurt a fly.

So gangbanging is walking with god? Wow, do I have a lot to learn, please tell me where I can find this rhetoric in the bible.

— Eye Opener .... this is the insanity that must be confronted in those killing field neighborhoods. For the gangsters and their enablers, whats abnormal to us is normal for them. And their religious leaders buy into it in giving them a false hope that no matter how evil you are, god forgives everything.

Wouldn't it be interesting if the the religious leaders began to tell them "No you're not going to heaven, no, god doesn't love people like you and yes, you're going to the place where its hot!"

@ Tired: I'm proud of you for posting those comments about gang bangers being terrorists. That is exactly what they are. They terrorize and kill innocent people and bring down neighborhoods. - I wish more people from affected neighborhoods would speak up like you. I'm also sorry so many of your friends have ended up on the HR. Please be careful and I hope you will make changes in your lifestyle to keep you and your family safe. Go with God.

Tired
I think that you are a liar. I don.t believe you have known any of these people on the homicide report. I think your name is one of the alias that syscom3 uses to make it look like she has people agreeing with her prejudice remarks. I have read things you have said and it does not come from someone who has lived in the urban area even if they stayed away from gangs. So first of all you are not from the hood. Your are not black or latino. I dont gang bang, no one in my family or distant family gang bang. I know law enforcement who deal with gang clean ups and I have asked them plenty of questions. They have told me that when it say's gang related it does not mean that both parties involved are in gangs. When it say's that someone was a documented gang member that means they were either actively in a gang at the time of their death or at sometime in their life even if they got out of the gang, they partisipated in gang activity. Do I live in a city where there is gang violence yes. Almost every city in Calif has gang activity whether it is want to be gang members or real gang members. I just hate it when someone like you who make up in your mind that you kn ow what you are talking about when you don't. and please don't talk about what God does because the bible says a liar will not tarry in his sight.

Tired

I forgot to mention that those people behind the barbershop that was killed. Talk to the detectives in that case. the case was closed. The two latinos who killed them was arrested. They did not know those people, it was a crime of what was thought to be opportunity. Those three innocent people were killed to get bail money to bond out the killers mother. The story was published months later in the news paper. I was even wrong on that one because I thought the three could have been involved in something wrong but they were innocent and atleast the truth came out. I am a honest citizen and I do not condone violence, but I hate when someone gets on this hr and lie about things they do not know.

Now I am accused of being another poster. First being accused of being "Meck", now this.

You to are chasing windmills making baseless accusations.

I have a very distinct writing style. It is very difficult to create different persona's, remembering to consistently keep the same styles and grammatical errors.

And why do you refer to me being a "she"?

Syscom3

Because you are and you know it. You are not only a she, you are very unhappy in your life.

Sheba take this in mind all the people I mentioned in the hr report all have happend to to be killed in the same general area . 3 of them belongd to the same gang . Compton is not very big . 2 people were cousins and the 3 people in the barbershop the 3 people have been caught very true.But think somethings just dont happen theyre reasons to why they happen .Truth is Ive never gang banged but that doesnt mean i dont know bangers .Trust I know every single person on here and have come in to contact stood and the same rooms spoken with and know whole families related to the people that i know on hr .This is nothing im proud of it hurts .They are people and they are not conversations pieces .some of them were near and dear to me.But i hate for people to think one thing when it was a totally dofferant thing .Just because some of them banged doesnt make them bad people .But it its what is . just know there are more things in common with all the people i know in this report .

Tired I am a family member of one of the ppl in the barber shop in that situation all 3 were innocent in that situation the little mexican boy that did the shotting only came around there chasing after another that didn't give him all his weed when the bullet locked in the chamber the guy took off running so the mexican decide to rob them. The case is closed but ppl need to get their facts right I lost my childs father to stupid ness

Oddly enough I know either the people who were murdered or the persons related to the barbershop and Sean...
There is a place to talk about gang violence, street justice and all that; but as human beings, we need to be considerate of the forum in which we comment. I would hate if my child was involved in the gang life; more importantly, I would hate if they hurt or killed someone...but trust and believe, no matter what they did, they would still have my love...I'm their mother. When violence knocks on your door you gain a different perspective of the murdered and the murderer. You start to investigate, the "whys and how coulds?" If we're going to quote scripture, David was an adulterer and murderer, yet he is in the geneology of Jesus; Paul was also a murderer; a straight up Hit man, yet he was called to serve; who are we to say what God forgives and doesn't forgive? We should not take God's grace for granted; yet we must still remember His grace and mercy. Most of Sean's friends and loved ones posted in their time of grieving; the other comments about gangs and hell could've just waited. Have a heart people!

First off i would like to send my condolences to the familey of Sean McKinley Rest in peace young man.

compton chick,
I agree with some of what you say. I am the daughter of a murderer. If I said his name everyone on this site would go OMG!! I loved my father as a child and even into my teenage years. He was the most important thing to me. Then my world was shattered when i found out what he did. No a part of you does not stop loving your family member. But the family members left to pick up the pieces do not forget who this person is either and what he did. All society ask for is your ability to be fair and open and to talk about this person honestly. They do not want us to come out so strong and say things like what a wonderful, loving, caring, respectful father he was to me. How he always showed me love and was tender to me. What he did that day when he killed so many was awful and I can't just wish that away. He needed to pay for his crime and he is. He needed to take responsibility for his actions and he did. I also need to take responsibility for my words and when I speak of the man that I once loved. It would be foolish for me to defend the man I love on this site or any other and for me to defend his character. Too many people were hurt by his actions. Too many people still suffer from his actions. That's all society wants from the family of the "bad" person remember him but also remember who he was and what he did. I have read this blog for some time. And I often want to write out. But realize that writing out opens many wounds and those feelings although I'm involved are not mine to open. Love your man as most of these blogs are men but be painfully honest as to who they were and what they did. Tell on this site how you loved him but always acknowledge that he might not have been as loving to society and always having the ability to say the truth. To be honest would go so far for the healing

— Been there .... thank you for your honesty and perspective. I hope you can find peace of mind in coming to terms with the death of your father.

It's amazing to me that people are sitting in judgement...God is our only judge! Those people who knew sean knew what kind of person he was, good AND bad. Sean is a symptom. A symptom of a society that does not care about neighborhoods that are more like war zones, children growing up with more access to guns than books, and people that either condone or ignore the problems in so many predominately minority communities. Where ever sean is...may he be at peace. Let us that are living take sean's lesson and try to make a difference in someone's life so we can stop reading about the "seans" of the world. WAKE UP!!

"More access to guns than books"? I highly doubt it. Society has dumped billions of dollars into these neighborhoods and it hasn't seemed to help. Maybe the people in these neighborhoods need to do more to help themselves. A good start would to stop accusing others of "dry snitching". Trying to demonize people who have the guts to speak out is one of the problems these areas have. People need to speak up. Keep quiet and things will always remain the same.

@ Richie you sound more than foolish...Culture of poverty and an enslaved mind can follow a family for generations and in minorirties classes that exactly what continues to happen...Pumping money into a community does not solve the problems it only helps those that are in office profit...What is the last thing that has been done in the city of COmpton that you can honestly say was for the people?...you can't..they even cancelled the Compton Christmas parade due to money issues...That's sad...Even if witnesses come forward and testify does that solve the issues?...Remember this...Black Panther Party attempted to feed black children in before school and J E Hoover deemed them a threat to American policy...because statistics show that if a person(OF ANY COLOR) eat breakfast they are able to concentrate and will most likely do better in school...HENCE MORE COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS(OF ALL COLORS)...so before you go a rampage make sure you are ready to defend such shallow points....

Richie is clearly either deluded or unable to think beyond his "world". Mr. Richie - the problems I described has absolutely NOTHING to do with "dry snitching" (whatever THAT is)!! It's about life in a community that you clearly know nothing about. Take a look around in the communities you attempt to describe - WHERE are those billions of dollars?? Perhaps you are looking a lot farther away than the communities that really need the attention. As I said before - WAKE UP!!!

tha problem here is most of you dont personally know tha victim... so it's easy to write it off as "oh he was gangbangin"... but what about tha people who know him beyond bangin?? I wont say any names but your insensative comments aren't needed... because when tha bullet comes out tha gun it has no name on it... and one day you (syscom3 and Meck) might have to come to tha HOOD... and if someone murders you and they classify it as GANG RELATED then lets see tha comments that we leave on yo page... bottom line INNOCENT people and GUILTY die out here... you can die here too then what??? did you deserve it because you had no business in my neighborhood??? we are human first remember that!!! i know why ya'll do what you do.. you guys try to make it look like there is a reason for everyones death so that you may feel that if you make no mistakes you won't end up at tha hands of violence... but its all around here... if you live here long enough you will experience it... theres no way around it...

These comments take me from every range of emotion! I am a close family member of Sean McKinley and I can say that he was not a saint, but for someone to say because of that he got what he deserved is absolutely mind boggling to me!! I truly hope his mother my aunt didnt read any of this before her passing and if she did I am sure it added to the pain she suffered as a result of his death! Its so easy for is to write people off as a menace to society and they got what they deserved but no one remembers the good or sees the good in people! We are truly in our last days and we all have our own crosses to bear but we as a people are so busy trying to say what the next person is doing wrong to make ourselves seem so much better! No matter what a person does in life it is NEVER acceptable to take a life!! Sean is dead now, whatever he did in life has been dealt with through his GOD! Believe that because what you all DO NOT know he did repent and confess his sins before death! I truly hope his murder(ers) do the same and all you that are passing judgment do the same also! Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!! Well since no one on earth is without sin, none of you should be throwing your stones!! God be with you all! Make it right before its too late!

I am so sorry to hear about Sean's mom passing She was a dear friend to me. When I heard about Sean's death I made sure to be at the funeral and I went to see her a few times at her employment. She was holding on to the strength of Jesus. Sean and his Mom are both in heaven with God now. No more pain, tears, struggles or judging, just joy and peace in the presence of God.