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The death past period of erstwhile NFL subordinate Kevin Johnson is perchance connected to 3 different killings of unhoused radical successful the aforesaid country that occurred implicit the past 4 months, Los Angeles County detectives said Tuesday.
The 55-year-old Johnson, an L.A.-native who played with the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders successful the 1990s, was found dormant connected Jan. 21 at an encampment successful the 1300 artifact of E. 120th Street successful the unincorporated assemblage of Willowbrook, adjacent Compton. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said that helium died from "blunt caput trauma and stab wounds."
"Between October 2025 and January 2026, 4 homicides occurred successful this country and stay nether progressive probe by the Homicide Bureau," the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said a news release. "At this time, investigators are moving to find whether these cases are related."
Detectives accidental that each 4 of the victims were unhoused radical who were surviving successful encampments successful the aforesaid vicinity.
A week aft Johnson was recovered dead, detectives were again called to the aforesaid country aft a man was recovered dead adjacent the flood power channel.
A memorial for erstwhile NFL subordinate Kevin Johnson adjacent a stateless encampment successful Willowbrook, California, connected Jan. 25, 2026.
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There was nary accusation instantly disposable connected the 2 different deaths that happened anterior to January.
"Homicide investigators proceed to prosecute each investigative leads and stay committed to identifying the idiosyncratic oregon individuals liable for these crimes," the merchandise said.
Anyone who has further accusation was urged to interaction LASD's Homicide Bureau astatine (323) 890-5500.
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