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Shailo Ikegasio Leafa, a 21-year-old Samoan man, was shot and killed on March 5, 2014, near West 259th Street and South Western Avenue in Harbor City, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records say Leafa and two other men were sitting near a parking lot about 9:40 p.m. when an assailant approached and fired several rounds, striking Leafa and one of the others. Leafa was taken to a hospital and died of a gunshot wound at 10:22 p.m.

Investigators reported Leafa was not a gang member, though he was with friends who were associated with a gang. That night the group had a brief encounter with a rival gang at a gas station; later the gunman, accompanied by at least one other person, approached the parking area and opened fire, apparently seeing Leafa and his friends as challengers in the gang’s territory. Two men who were with Leafa at the time were identified as Che Potasi and Miles Mageo; Potasi was shot and survived, while Mageo was uninjured.

What additional information do readers in Harbor City have about that night or the people who were present?