Richard Jefferson's father killed in drive-by shooting in Los Angeles

 
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:01 pm    Post subject: Richard Jefferson's father killed in drive-by shooting in Los Angeles

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Richard Jefferson’s father killed in drive-by shooting in Los Angeles


Richard Jefferson Sr., 65, the father of NBA veteran Richard Jefferson Jr., died on Wednesday when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.

The report comes to us from TMZ, who says that it is still unclear whether the elder Jefferson was the target of the attack or if it was something more random.

Via TMZ:

Richard Jefferson Sr. was in front of a liquor store in a primarily residential area around 6:52 PM when a vehicle rolled up and someone inside opened fire.

Jefferson Sr. was struck multiple times in the torso. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sources say Jefferson Sr. was with 2 other men at the time of the shooting. It’s unclear if Jefferson Sr. was the target.

The Los Angeles Police Department is still investigating the shooting, and we of course are hoping they will get to the bottom of this crime.

Thoughts are with Jefferson at this time, who according to ESPN grew closer to his father in recent years. Jefferson’s parents split when he was young and Junior grew up in Arizona with Senior residing in California.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:48 am    Post subject:

RIP to Jefferson Sr.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:15 am    Post subject:

I posted a topic on this in the Off Topic section, sorry mods.

This is awful and upsetting. It just is another senseless killing, makes me sad.

Thoughts to the Jefferson family.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:32 am    Post subject:

This is sad news.

I know Luke and Richard were pretty close as well, so this hits the Lakers family also. And local to Los Angeles, only 12 miles from Staples Center.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:49 am    Post subject:

Oh wow...
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:43 pm    Post subject:

He announces his retirement and addresses his father's death

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/10/13/richard-jefferson-retires-from-nba/
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:56 pm    Post subject:

awww man I thought he died of natural causes when I saw that IG post thats terrible
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:26 am    Post subject:

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/20k-offered-to-help-solve-slaying-of-ex-nba-players-dad-in-compton/3119600/

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$20K Offered to Help Solve Slaying of Ex-NBA Player's Dad in Compton
“Richard was a brother, he was a son, he was a father, he was a grandfather who was very much loved,” Jefferson’s brother said.

Police are offering $20,000 for information that can help solve the 2018 murder of former NBA player Richard Jefferson’s father in Compton.

Police are offering $20,000 for information that can help solve the 2018 murder of former NBA player Richard Jefferson’s father in Compton.

Sixty-five-year-old Richard Allen Jefferson was gunned down in a drive-by shooting as he and a group of other men were standing around talking on the 1400 block of Paulson Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Patricia Thomas said Tuesday during a news conference announcing the reward money.

“Based on the information, it appears Mr. Jefferson was an innocent bystander killed in a senseless act of violence. Mr. Jefferson was killed for no reason other than he was being friendly and having a conversation with a few other males that lived in the neighborhood,” Thomas said.

Detectives believe the people in the vehicle who shot at the group were gang members from another neighborhood who mistakenly thought Jefferson and the other men were rival gang members. In fact, neither Jefferson nor the other men had ever been involved in gangs, Thomas said.


Deputies found Jefferson on the ground with several gunshot wounds. Firefighters treated him at the scene and rushed him to a hospital, where he later died.

“Richard was a brother, he was a son, he was a father, he was a grandfather who was very much loved,” Jefferson’s brother said.


The victim was the father of Richard Jefferson, who played for several teams over a 17-year NBA career and won a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

The latest $20,000 reward is not the first time police have offered money to help solve the murder. They offered $10,000 in 2020.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD’s Homicide Bureau 323-890-5500 or Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:02 pm    Post subject:

Did Jefferson and his father get along? If they did why was he living in Compton? Don't misunderstand me Compton has some great properties.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:34 pm    Post subject:

jodeke wrote:
Did Jefferson and his father get along? If they did why was he living in Compton? Don't misunderstand me Compton has some great properties.



I believe they were estranged
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:40 pm    Post subject:

jodeke wrote:
Compton has some great properties.


which ones
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