We can't just have a vigil and then have everyone clap and just get up and leave. "Somebody's got to get up and say something. "Right now, what we have to work with is the reality that a man lost his life trying to make something right, and that's not right," said Eddie Jones, a community activist.įriends and family say Barron was a former gang member who had spent the past several years trying to end gang violence.Ĭommunity and civil rights leaders demanded justice, but some of Barron's oldest friends say that candles and prayers aren't enough. Investigators say a confrontation turned to murder when the tagger shot Barron several times, then calmly walked away and disappeared in the surrounding neighborhood. Police say the 40-year-old Barron was trying to stop a man from tagging a dumpster. "He was out here trying to do the right thing and trying to something positive, and some idiot didn't want to be a part of that and took his life too soon," said Rivers. Rivers was at the scene Sunday night and watched as his friend Ronald was shot dead by a suspected gang member. We tried to give him CPR and everything, but it just wasn't enough," said Tommy Rivers, Barron's friend. "When I came out, he was shot in the street, and we tried to bring him back. Roland Barron is described by friends and family as a man who worked for peace, a man who was doing his part to rid this neighborhood of gangs.Īnd police say that Sunday night, he tried to stop someone from tagging a dumpster, and that cost Ronald his life.Īmidst the candles and flowers, there was also a sense of anger and frustration on the corner of Pico and Sycamore Monday night.
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