The sheriff's department says at this time the reason for the shooting remains unknown. "Given the rise in Asian Americans being murdered and hate crimes against Asian Americans we're asking the sheriff's department to look at it with that lens to see if the motivation was hate against Asians because is was of Asian descent," said civil rights activist Toni Jaramilla. LOS ANGELES Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company Monday for making the parts for a ghost gun used in the attack. Family members and community activists are asking the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to investigate whether her race played a factor in the shooting, particularly during a nationwide increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans. So it's really hard for me to understand, for somebody to hate her so bad to want to kill her," said Akeisa Long, Sia's aunt. "She was a free-spirited person, filled with a whole lot of love and compassion. She left behind a 3-year-old son, Shakur. She was rushed to the hospital with a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead there. Saturday in the 1600 block of East Kay Street, according to authorities. Sia Marie Xiong was fatally shot shortly before 6 a.m. (KABC) - A family is looking for answers after a 27-year-old mother was gunned down in Compton. And one just had a mental issue and all of this could've been prevented if I would've got the mental health services," Washington said.The family of 27-year-old Sia Marie Xiong, who was killed in Compton, is asking authorities to consider whether her murder was racially motivated.ĬOMPTON, Calif.
On various occasions beforehand, she took Gary to the emergency room, called mental health facilities and inevitably was told his age made him an adult who could refuse any services. She said she heard three shots when he was killed. The young father died on the Fourth of July at the hands of his younger brother, Gary. Washington's other son, 30-year-old Dejuan Dunn, also lived with her.
"When I woke up in the morning, I was scared.My son is changing," she said. She says that led to depression and her son eventually coming back to live with her in Compton. It put an end to his participation in track and, eventually, his college career. Cedric Baxter, 60, of Compton was the motorist seen shooting at a bus near Orangethorpe and Western Avenues on Friday, Sept. Washington says her 19-year-old son was living with his father, attending Yuba College, running track and taking nursing classes - until last August.Ī serious car accident left the athlete with a spinal injury and severe whiplash. the ringing in the ears, the eyes couldn't stand light. "He wasn't crazy, but since the accident, things started happening like. Deputies found a 20-year-old man shot dead Saturday in Compton. She says he would ask what was wrong with him and she offered to take him to a doctor. (KABC) - A mother whose son is accused of murdering his brother says she believes they would both still be with her if her son, who is now in jail, had gotten the mental health treatment he so obviously needed.Įlenora Washington began to see mental health issues emerge from her son, Gary, late last year.
A mother whose son is accused of murdering his brother says she believes they would both still be with her if her son, who is now in jail, had gotten the mental health treatment he so obviously needed.ĬOMPTON, Calif.
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