Robert Guillory - Sophomore Dorsey High School

Born in Inglewood, California, Robert Demond Gullory had one brother, had graduated from high school, and had also graduated from college. He was working in television when he was killed at age 25. Robert Guillory was a production assistant who worked on the sitcom "My Wife and Kids". He was tragically shot dead on February 16th 2002 at the age of 25. While driving alone at 3:30 in the afternoon, waiting to make a left turn, a gang member driving a silver four door Honda mistook Robert for a rival gang member and fatally shot him near the intersection of Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard. He ended up dying later at the hospital. The shooting and death of Robert sparked a vigil a few days after he was shot and killed. The death of a young man pursuing his ambitions in the entertainment industry resonated with the Los Angeles community. About 100 people including family, friends and activists met at Leimert Park asking the community for assistance in identifying Robert's killer. Robert was a 1994 graduate of Dorsey High School and received a bachelor's degree from San Jose State. According to his cousin Anissa Brown, Robert dreamed of producing musical scores or soundtracks for movies and marrying his girlfriend of three years. A copy of the LAPD News Release is below at Man Killed, Innocent Victim of Gang Violence and his obituary at Robert Demond Guillory: Obituary. Variety also published an obituary for him. See Obituary in Variety.