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Kevin Celestine

Case from Compton, CA dated Sep 01, 2023

Victim Details

Kevin Celestine

Male

Compton

CA

2023-09-01

59

Kevin

Celestine

07/25/2026

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On the evening of September 1, 2023, at approximately 10:19 p.m., deputies from the Compton Sheriff's Station responded to reports of a shooting on the 1200 block of South Whitemarsh Street, west of Wilmington Avenue, in Compton, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 59-year-old Kevin Celestine suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso. Despite prompt medical attention, Celestine was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:45 p.m.

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