(L.A.) Jave Garanganao, 41, Shot Dead on a Sidewalk
Case Number: 2022-13554
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 41-year-old male that occurred on a sidewalk.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jave Garanganao.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Chest
Jave Rex (JR) Garanganao was a security guard who was fatally shot at a private student housing complex near USC. He was attempting to escort a trespasser off property grounds.
The shooting took place just before 12:47 a.m. Wednesday at the Lorenzo complex at 23rd and Flower streets, about a half-mile from the main USC campus.
The weapon used was a handgun fired multiple times. The suspected assailant is 31-year-old Alexander Crawford (DOB: 5/19/1991), now booked for murder.
RIP JAVE GARANGANAO (April 24, 1981 – December 28, 2022)
This is a Filipino name. The SBA has it down as Hispanic / Latino.
Jave Espinosa of La Carlota City in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Friend of Eugene Segura who died from wounds suffered in a vehicular collision in late August.
GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/jcqa2v-jrs-family
A report by the government’s coroner-investigator and medical examiner on this case may be purchased from L.A. County for 67 dollars.
mec.lacounty.gov/purchase-case-documents/?caseNumber=2022-13554
