Watts: Father shot as he walked to store

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Dennis Brown Jr., a young black man, was shot as he was walking to a store near Century Boulevard and Central Avenue in Watts just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1.

He died a short time later at St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood. Police said Brown was not a gang member. He was going to night school. In his wallet were pictures of his 1-year-old son. Brown had recently registered to vote for the first time. He was reading a book by Sen. Barack Obama in the days before the shooting, family members said.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Los Angeles Police Dets. Mark Hahn or Natalie Plascencia at (213) 485-4341.

--Richard Winton