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On December 1, 1988, 27-year-old African American male Jeren Beeks was fatally shot while working as an unarmed security guard at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. Beeks was stationed at the main gate alongside fellow guard Armando Torres, 18, when the assailant, later identified as 43-year-old Nathan Nicholas Trupp, approached the guard shack. Trupp had earlier asked to use the studio’s phone to contact actor Michael Landon, whom he was reportedly stalking. After being denied a ...Read More
Victim Details

Jeren Beeks

Male

Black / African American

Los Angeles

CA

1988-12-01

27

Jeren

Beeks

11/25/2025