Smitty B. Sneed, 58, was shot and killed on April 22, 1973, in Los Angeles during a multiple-victim shooting spree carried out by 25-year-old William Ray Bonner. Bonner’s rampage began after an argument at a home with a family friend, Otha Leavitt, whom Bonner killed. He then shot two teenagers outside that home, critically wounded two sisters at a gas station (killing one), killed a former colleague Raleigh Henderson at another station, and killed Jevie Thompson at his home while wounding Thompson’s family members.

Bonner arrived at Sneed’s liquor store, Smitty’s Drive-In Liquors, and shot Sneed in the stomach, causing his death; a customer at the store was also wounded. Bonner was taken into custody after a shootout and later faced multiple charges. The spree left seven people dead and nine others wounded.

Does anyone have memories of Smitty’s Drive-In Liquors or information about Smitty Sneed’s life and connections in the neighborhood?