Homicide Report > Yaw Obenge-Amponsan, 32
Yaw Obenge-Amponsan, 32
Died July 3, 2009 at 4:02 a.m.
Yaw Obenge-Amponsan, a 32-year-old black man, was shot July 3 at 11:14 p.m. in the 500 block of East 97th Street in Inglewood. He died in a hospital July 12 at 4:02 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Obenge-Amponsan was in a garage with friends when two people entered and started shooting, said Craig Harvey, a spokesman for the coroner's office. All of the people in the garage were shot, but the others did not sustain life-threatening injuries, Harvey said.
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Two reader comments about Yaw Obenge-Amponsan
Yaw was a great man and awesome. this incident was not intended or directed for Yaw.HE was not a gang member. PLEASE IF U KNOW ANYTHING CONTACT INGLEWOOD POLICE. YAW"S LEAVES BEHIND 2 CHILDREN . ONE OF WHICH HE NEVER GOT TO HOLD. YAW YOUR MEMORY GOES ON THRU YOUR CHILDREN. WE WILL NEVER FORGET u.
June 4, 2010 at 5:58 p.m.
Yaw was gentle giant. Here is a young man employed at his job for 12 plus years. He is an example of a greatttt father and family member. My prayers are that the persons responsible for this, will make peace with God. We the family asked that anyone with information to this senseless crime contact the local authorities.WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE OUR GENTLE GAINT!!!
June 4, 2010 at 6:50 p.m.
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