(L.A.) Latauriisha O’Brien, 32, Died in a Yard

Case Number: 2022-10482

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 32-year-old Black male that occurred in a yard.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Latauriisha Obrien.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds

RIP LATAURIISHA TIOMBE O’BRIEN (October 24, 1989 – October 3, 2022)

Latauriisha O’Brien, known as the rapper Half Ounce, was walking home with a friend when he was shot. He was on the phone with his pregnant wife.

Half Ounce was walking down the street with a friend when an SUV pulled up and fired seven to 30 rounds.

LAPD’s Olympic division received numerous radio calls of shots fired, with a man screaming, in the 700 block of South New Hampshire Avenue, at around 11:30 p.m. local time.

Once police got to the scene, they found a man who had been shot in front of an apartment building. Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department declared the victim dead at the scene.

The suspect is still at large after taking off in what police believe was a dark-colored SUV. He’s described as a Black male who was wearing dark clothing.

O’Brien is a father to two sons, 9 months and 2, as well as a daughter who is 8. His fourth child is due in March 2023.