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Grady Lee Wilcots

Case from Compton, CA dated Jun 27, 2016

Victim Details

Grady Lee Wilcots

Male

Compton

CA

2016-06-27

53

Grady

Lee Wilcots

07/09/2026

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Grady Lee Wilcots, a 53-year-old man from Compton, California, was tragically killed on June 27, 2016. Wilcots was working with a construction crew repaving South Central Avenue when he was shot multiple times by a young Latino man who ran up to him and opened fire. The incident occurred at the corner of South Central Avenue and East 148th Street in West Compton. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Wilcots succumbed to his injuries the following day, June 28, 2016, at 7:07 p.m., due to a gunsh ...
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  • homicide.latimes.com: Grady Lee Wilcots, 53 - The Homicide Report
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