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John Westley Matthews, a 36-year-old man from Westmont, California, was tragically shot and killed on February 5, 2014. The incident occurred around 6:58 p.m. near the 8800 block of South Vermont Avenue. Matthews was walking near a church and had stopped to talk to a parking attendant when a man approached and opened fire. Both Matthews and the parking attendant, a 35-year-old man, were shot. Matthews was pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m. at a nearby hospital, while the parking attendant survived and ...Read More
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John Westley Matthews
Male
Black / African American
Westmont
CA
2014-02-05
36
John
Westley Matthews
11/23/2025
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Has anyone else been following the tragic case of John Westley Matthews? It’s devastating to see h... ...Read More
01/30/2024
01/30/2024
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09/16/2023
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09/16/2023
I was reading through the details of John Westley Matthews' case, and one thing that really stands o... ...Read More
02/28/2023
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