Homicide Report > Timmy Moore, 17
Timmy Moore, 17
Died Jan. 29, 2010 at 5:01 p.m.
Timmy Moore, a 17-year-old black youth, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 29, at Orange Grove and La Verne avenues in Pomona, authorities said.
Police said they received "numerous calls" from witnesses reporting the shooting that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. at Ted Greene Park.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of killing Moore and injuring two other teenagers in the incident, Pomona police said. Police had originally reported a second teen was killed in the shooting, but the unidentified youth is brain dead and on life support, authorities said.
Officers arrived to find the two most seriously injured boys still at the park. The third youth was also treated for gunshot injuries and is expected to survive.
The officers tracked down the suspect shortly after, they said. He was hiding behind a house at the southern edge of the park on North Orange Grove Avenue. They booked him into the Pomona Police Jail on suspicion of murder.
Detectives are seeking additional information. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call them at (909) 620-2085.
— Jill Leovy
27 reader comments about Timmy Moore
timmy man, i met timmy when i was in the 6th grade i am now in the 10th he was my bestfriend at the time (timmea) his sister brother. I had a crush on timmy.we often talked when i called to speak to timmea. After my 7th grade year i moved to victorville so we didnt speak as much as we did back then.i spoke with timmy two weeks ago we had some laughs and he asked when i would visit him.Now i wish i wouldve got down there sooner. He was always fun of life,it crazy how in a blink of an eye hes gone.! i know his mom and timmea are going crazy i cried also when i first found out. timmy i love you bro.and cant believe your gone.
Feb. 1, 2010 at 9:11 p.m.
This is gang related, especially if they were hangin at the park, 2 other black men died in that area in recent years. Is that 357 hood? or ghost town crips? i wonder if its racial? i kno they stay at war, but its not a famous gang hang out area..its mostly for kids little league gangs but in pomona never kno.
Feb. 2, 2010 at 9:17 a.m.
timmy bro cant believe all of a sudden your just gone. i met this boy in 7th grade we were so cool with each other then we stop talking to eachother because we didnt have no contact but then we started talking again and he just always had me rollin on the phone. man its so crazy how a bullet can just take his life so soon. i miss you bro and love you you will always be in my heart. memories we shared. your in good hands now.
Feb. 2, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.
dang!! timmy boo daddy imma miss you like crazy. i remember when you davion and davonte along with johnny all came to my crib and we was kickin it in my room..haha and you decided to violate my teddy bear...lolz..that was the guts..dang i only knew you for a few years and its like everytime we seen each other we was laughin and i was just thinkin about you man wonderin wat you was doin..then not even 5 minutes later i was walkin back to the game and they tell me that you was shot as i walked passed the park..all i could do was cry and i aint stopped yet dang for you to be soo young it hurts nobody expects to go that soon nor that way..but you know you will always have a spot in my heart hunny and you know you will always be my boo daddy..hehe cause im ya boo mama..haha..well dang man miss you and love you alot .. save a spot for me.
Feb. 3, 2010 at 9:07 a.m.
I can't believe that you are gone...I did not know you however your sister went out with my cousin. I am sorry that this messed up world put you and your childhood friends againts eachother.Now your in heaven and My cousin is being balmed for your death it is not fair, and you are up there watching a close friend get charged for something he did not do. I wish that we could turn back the heads of time because I know that you would change that whole day. Damn I wish I could drive over there and see all of you guys hangin out by your house just one more time. I pray that the true killer is found so that my cousin can gerve the lost of his friend.
Feb. 4, 2010 at 10:43 a.m.
Man i cant believe u gne bro. When i first met u i aint like u but as time went on i realized how cool and real u were. Im thankful to be considered your friend because you were the life of the parties. Me n u was the comedians of our little crew. Yea we had our differences but we always overcame them. But im speaken for Me,Martelle, Kevin,Korrine,Ryan,Ryanika,Dre,Janita,Zetta, and etc. When i say we love you and will never forget about you. you foever will be n our hearts. Jus cant believe u gne.
Feb. 4, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.
TIMMY BRO I CNT BELIEVE U GONE BRO DAT MESS CRAZY I REMEMBER WEN WE WAZ ONLY LIKE 12 PLAYIN FOOTBALL @ THE SCKOO N PLAYIN BASKETBALL ON THE BLOCK THEM WAZ THE GUD DAYZ I WISH U WAZ HERE 2 TELL ME WHO DID THIS 2 U BRO ITS CRAZY U GONE BRO IT SEEM LYK EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST MAN.MAN WE USED 2 SHARE EVERYTHING WE HAD 2GETHER BRO NOW U GONE I STILL CNT BELIEVE IHT BRO O YEA! I GOT YO NAME TATTED ON MI BACK 2 SHOW HOW MUCH OF A FRIEND U WAZ 2 ME BRO U WILL NEVR B 4 GOTTEN AZ LONG AZ I LIVE BRO SAVE ME A PLACE RYTE NEXT 2 U BRO LUHV U BRO NOW U N GOD HANDS.
Feb. 4, 2010 at 1:18 p.m.
timmy u lived right behind me and i miss u lots i do we never really talked much but me and tamia thats ma gurl i miss u too so much and thats wrong they want let u out but timmy forgive the ones who done wrong to you and u no what was real and what was fake and they were fake i want ever be cool wit them niggas again for u
Feb. 5, 2010 at 8:34 a.m.
A lot of people don't understand live by a sword die by one and lil timmy lived by a sword so he died by one. It is real sad that another black youth was taken by gang violence. But timmy was at that park for a reason just like the rest of the boys. I think they should charge the boy that recovered with his death as well. He should pay for stupidy 2.
Feb. 5, 2010 at 9:02 p.m.
man dog why i tried to tell you now look you is dead,how do you think your mommas feeling,you had to be a tough guy, how tough is you now?rip bro.
Feb. 20, 2010 at 4:22 p.m.
aww bro i misses u so much me ndd timmy was really close me ndd his sister timmea wass o so best friends like sisterrs ndd mee ndd timmy was brother ndd sisters cnt beleieve ur really gone brother imy sooooooo much fck everybodyy else im focued on ma big bro rip brother ily foreverr
Feb. 28, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Man its crazy how you can be here today & gone tomorrow. It's crazy how you never know what a person truly meant to you until you realized they were gone & weren't gonna ever come back. Shaking my head. Man Timmy 8 yrs gone down the drain. But oh so many memories we shared. I remember us playing as little kids, I remember crying to you about things lol I miss you, & will always love youu
March 9, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
MAN IT HURTS TO EVEN C TYPIN THIS ITS CRAZY C-CAUSE I HAD TO WATCH U DIE AT THAT PARK ALONG WITH PRITISH ITS JUST A CRAZY SCENE HOW WE ALL WERE TRYING TO DOGE BULLETS AND THE MOST INNOCENT GETS HIT I LOVE U AND MISS U AND FOREVER WILL U C IN MA HEART.............LOVE ALWAYS LIL POMONA BADASS
April 3, 2010 at 8:24 p.m.
ii miss yuu soo much timmy. words cant even say how much ii miss you. it was ay few months ago and ii cryed so hard and the tears never stoped... so i thought what will make me feel better ay poem for you timmy its kalled YESTERDAY... yesterday ii cryed and the pain took over my mine...yesterday ii sat an the chair ate me bit by bit... yesterday i fell and couldnt get up ...yesterday i sleep and never woke up bt today i realized it was all ay dream and i wish timmy was here with me and all the tears rain down the sink! oh man... oh man.. how ii cryed yesterday... missin you timmy! :"(
May 19, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.
dam, mad love 4 you know your still khayla's angel. park west homie and up the street roll dog, britt got your named tatted and we really miss you. i promise imma try to do what i said much love
May 21, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.
Man Timmy Ill Never forget the day your sister gave me the news it broke my heart to hear you were gone I just remember last time i seen you at the Pomona Swp meet with britney cook crazy id never thought after that id never see you again cause i know you use to kick it with some of homies by my house so i would see u here and there but man you will be missed by many including me R.I.P...
May 28, 2010 at 4:39 p.m.
It's so sad that this kid was killed. No person deserves to die at the hands of another. Equally sad for the kids posting these messages to their friend. Their postings are mispelled and sound so uneducated, I didn't understand most of them. I wish they would focus on their educations and learn how to communicate intelligently.
July 20, 2010 at 12:28 p.m.
Yea and then you gotta ask yourself why the richest country in the world has more people that cant spell or read then a communist country like Cuba. Look it up. Its a shame. And if you complete that thought you will come closer to understand why so many people end up getting killed in senseless violence.
Rest in Peace young man.
July 20, 2010 at 5:32 p.m.
Educated and Mr. Wolf: Yes you're right. Most of these folks here have very poor reading and writing skills. It is very unlikely, it seems to me, that they will ever be able to hold down decent jobs as a result. Who is to blame? We certainly spend TONS of money on public education. Is it the teachers unions emphasizing their interests above those of the students? Is it bad parenting/bad environment at home? Is it because particularly in the LA school system so very many students are trying to learn English at the same time as all the rest of the material? I really don't know but we better do something or we're all up the creek without a paddle. For all you who have posted this poorly written unintelligible stuff, do you have any opinions or thoughts about why you have ended up nearly illiterate? Are you even aware of it?
July 21, 2010 at 6:39 a.m.
— Citizenjohn
A lot of people complain about the little affect if any our blogging actually has. To them I say it does not matter how little reach it has as long as it has it! To answer your question "NO" a lot of them have no idea 1. That they are illiterate 2. That where they live is dangerous 3. That daily violence is not normal 4. That there is another way!
Some kids that I work with actually think it's cool. Not only to write but talk as they write. They do not realize how stupid they sound because no one points out to them! Some parents speak the same way. Parent involvement (or lack thereof) is definitely the biggest factor!
If u have blogged on here long enough you have read the heated interactions we have or had w them. They are reacting, and even though they do not admit it they think about what we say and respond even if to defend a dead point like "only god can judge my dead homie" types. Truth be told some are never held accountable for their actions/opinions until they get here.
Keep it going people!
Thanks for posting!
July 21, 2010 at 3:21 p.m.
Almost seven months since you've been gone hun, its August and your birthday is coming up on the 31st you would have been 18 years old, damn life is so crazy its still hard for me to deal with the fact that your gone. I moved away, I no longer live on that same street any more. It kinda helps ease the pain that I don't live there anymore but, no matter what I still love you sweetie- Love always Alisha
Aug. 11, 2010 at 10:37 p.m.
dang i remember gettin the news heart broken......to find out my BIG COUSIN was gone but i did go hard aug. 31 me and everyone in ohio. man i where your r.i.p shirt to skoo and its crazy dre try n take it lol. man i remember gettinn a message from u a week before u left..and i did wat u said to..
LOVE U TIMMY ALWAYS AND 4 EVER!!!
Oct. 26, 2010 at 5:44 a.m.
damn boy it was like i jst seen u that friday be 4 scoo was out n never thought i was the last timme i would ever see u man weni go to scoo that monday n heard that u had been shoot n killed i didnt believe it cuz it was a shocker till they was like yea he gone.. there aint a day that goes by that i dnt think bout u n the gud times n bad times that we had man i miss u soo much jst wish yo life didnt have to end like this u was such a gud kid man imy timmy ily n i pray one day i see u again soo u stay in yo Gansta Lean u will always be missed by me Jada from park west love u n may u R.I.P. damn i jst cant believe that u gone.... :,( droppin that tear 4 u love u boy
Oct. 29, 2010 at 7:08 p.m.
Timmy, idk why im just now seeing all of this. but not only are the people in pomona hurting, us akron folks are too! dont sleep on us, when yu moved down here, yu were my bestfriend and i remember staying on the phone late with yu just tu tell yu what all was goin on when yu moved back. i remember sitting in yur room eatin hot cheetos & rappin lol. man timmy i miss yu so much & im so sad i couldnt go tu yur funeral or mourn with the rest of yur fam but from the bottom of my heart, i love & miss yu dude. i swear i do! yur name is forever tatted on my heart! yu made a difference in my life. and maurice, larri, damon, dre, will, sis, ryan, dieres, chris.... everybody at firestone! LOVE YOU TIM <3
Nov. 21, 2010 at 5:09 p.m.
Damn timmy we all miss u we left at a bad ending. I wish u was still here so we can see ur smile. We went thru a lot but thru it all u were a good person just in a bad situation. Much love to u timmy c u wen i get there. Love ashley k. Chicken head lolololol@!!!!!
Feb. 23, 2011 at 11:24 a.m.
Damn lil nigga it crazy yo lil ass ain't here. We was just chilling the night before and now you gone. But don't Tripp my nigga you will live on on my hart. It's still GHOST TOWN CRIP 3x.
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May 11, 2011 at 1:44 p.m.
If you have gotten this far on this list of comments; take 3 minutes and pray for the family left behind. The mom that has to deal with the loss of a son ( only son); sisters that have to deal with the loss of a brother and other family members who will daily recall his existance in the earth. Pray that God will give them the strength to face each day with optimism and hope for a brighter day. Pray that others will stand up and police their communities so that senseless cold blooded murders like this end..... Praying for the family and all those who read this comment!
Oct. 10, 2011 at 9:03 a.m.
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