(L.A.) Ruslan Magomedgadzhiev, 40, Died on a Sidewalk
Case Number: 2020-09221
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old Caucasian male that occurred on a sidewalk in Lomita.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ruslan Magomedgadzhiev of Tarzana, California.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Head
RIP RUSLAN MAGOMEDGADZHIEV (March 17, 1980 – October 4, 2020)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:50 a.m.
Justin Gray is suspected of committing the fatal shooting at 2121 255th Street, Lomita, CA 90717.
In 2010, Magomedgadzhiev was charged with being hired muscle for a reputed Israeli mobster. He ended up pleading guilty to a federal offense.
The decedent was from Kizlyar, a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located on the border with the Chechen Republic in the delta of the Terek River northwest of Makhachkala, the capital of the republic. The town has about 50,000 people.