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Kumase Baraka Jefferson, 41, was shot and killed on August 15, 2015, in the 900 block of West 65th Street in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles. Coroner’s records show Jefferson and a 35-year-old man were standing in front of an abandoned residence when a light-colored sedan pulled up, multiple people exited and opened fire. Jefferson was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:45 p.m.; the other man survived.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division took over the investigation and described the shooting as likely gang-related. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Jefferson’s family and friends held a funeral service that was reportedly disrupted by another shooting, underscoring continued violence affecting the community.

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