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Sam Ferguson

Case from Cerritos, CA dated Aug 17, 2018

Victim Details

Sam Ferguson

Male

Black / African American

Cerritos

CA

2018-08-17

27

Sam

Ferguson

09/28/2026

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Samuel Isaac "Sam" Ferguson was driving home from work on the afternoon of August 17, 2018, when his trip along the westbound 91 Freeway ended in a sudden burst of gunfire. Ferguson, a 27-year-old Black man who lived in Cerritos, was alone in his white Nissan Sentra near the Artesia Boulevard exit in the Gardena area when someone in another vehicle opened fire at approximately 4:25 to 4:30 p.m. His car was struck by multiple bullets, and responding California Highway Patrol officers found him cr ...
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  • ABC7 Los Angeles: Family mourns 27-year-old shot on 91 Freeway near Cerritos
  • NBC Southern California : One Killed in Freeway Car-to-Car Shooting in Cerritos
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