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David Willis

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Jul 24, 2020

Victim Details

David Elijah Willis

Male

Los-angeles

CA

2020-07-24

24

David

Willis

07/18/2026

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David Elijah Willis, a 24-year-old Black man, was tragically shot and killed on July 24, 2020, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the 500 block of West 117th Street. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Willis was found in the front yard of a home with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been living in a bronze SUV parked in front of the home where he was discovered. The circumsta ...
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  • homicide.latimes.com: David Elijah Willis, 24 - The Homicide Report
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