He devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence. Then, he was a victim of it
Eric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California. Composite: Courtesy Washington familyView image in fullscreenEric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California. Composite: Courtesy Washington familyGuns and liesUS newsHe devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence.
- ▪Eric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California.
- ▪Composite: Courtesy Washington familyView image in fullscreenEric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California.
- ▪Composite: Courtesy Washington familyGuns and liesUS newsHe devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/eric-washington-gun-violence-death |
| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:00:18 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-30T15:12:02.101Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-30T15:12:02.101Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Eric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California. Composite: Courtesy Washington familyView image in fullscreenEric Washington was shot and killed on the Fourth of July alongside an aspiring nurse while at a block party in Compton, California. Composite: Courtesy Washington familyGuns and liesUS newsHe devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence. Then, he was a victim of itEric Washington was known for knocking on doors, connecting residents with services and believing Compton could changeSupported byAbout this contentAbené Clayton in ComptonThu 30 Jul 2026 11.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAnyone who knew Eric Washington knew that he had two great loves in his life: his mother and the Los…
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