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Robert James Eugene Ellis

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Mar 25, 2016

Victim Details

Robert James Eugene Ellis

Male

Black / African American

Los-angeles

CA

2016-03-25

27

Robert

James Eugene Ellis

07/23/2026

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Robert James Eugene Ellis, a 27-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 25, 2016. The incident occurred in the 5500 block of South Vermont Avenue in the Vermont Slauson area. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Ellis was standing in a strip mall with a group of people when a gunman approached from the north side of the shopping center and opened fire. Ellis was struck by the gunfire and was subsequently taken to a hospital, where he ...
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  • KTLA: Suspected Gang Member Arrested in Shooting That Killed Man Outside South L.A. Barbershop
  • ABC7 Los Angeles: Arrest made in murder of father-to-be outside South Los Angeles barbershop
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