Versell Bennett, 58, was killed on April 22, 1973, during a shooting spree in Los Angeles carried out by 25-year-old William Ray Bonner. The rampage began after an argument at Bonner’s home in which he shot a family friend, Otha Leavitt, then hijacked her car and drove through the South Side area, killing seven people and wounding nine others in total.

Bennett, who worked as a security guard, encountered Bonner and pursued him in his vehicle after witnessing Bonner’s actions. During that confrontation Bennett was fatally shot by Bonner. Bonner was later injured and taken into custody following a police shootout.

On November 13, 1973, Bonner pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and assault with a deadly weapon, and on December 17, 1973, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Does anyone have more information about Bennett’s life or who might remember him?