José Flores Velazquez

Death by Force

José Flores Velazquez, a 24-year-old doctoral student in astrophysics at UC Irvine, was tragically killed on August 14, 2019, in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles. He had returned to his old neighborhood to visit family and deliver a baby shower gift to his childhood friend, Alfredo Antonio Carrera. The two friends were standing in Carrera's driveway when a dark-colored sedan approached, and someone inside began shooting. Flores Velazquez was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead ...Read More

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