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Compton Fourth of July shootings
Charged · allegations
last updated 17 July 2026 · 5 sources
Confirmed facts
14
Open questions
5
Deaths
3
Charged
1
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Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
29 June 2026
Anaheim Police Chief Manny Cid said Antoine Jones was suspected of involvement in an Anaheim car-to-car shooting related to a domestic dispute; this is a separate reported allegation and is not a finding of guilt.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
Deputies were called to an apartment building in the 700 block of West Laurel Street in Compton at about 11:20 p.m. after a shooting was reported.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
At the West Laurel Street scene, Meah Bordenave-Jenkins was found with fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
CBS Los Angeles, citing authorities, reported that two other teens suffered gunshot wounds outside the apartment complex and survived.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
Inside the West Laurel Street apartment complex, deputies found Eric Washington suffering from a gunshot wound; Sheriff Robert Luna said Washington did not survive.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
Investigators later learned another man had also been shot during the West Laurel Street incident and survived.
CBS Los Angeles
4 July 2026
Sheriff Robert Luna said detectives determined the shootings involving Meah Bordenave-Jenkins and Eric Washington happened moments apart but appeared to be separate and unrelated acts of violence.
CBS Los Angeles
5 July 2026
A separate shooting was reported at about 12:10 a.m. in the 2100 block of North Grandee Avenue in Compton during a large block party.
CBS Los Angeles
5 July 2026
At the North Grandee Avenue scene, deputies found one man dead from gunshot wounds.
CBS Los Angeles
5 July 2026
CBS Los Angeles reported that the man killed at the North Grandee Avenue scene was identified as Rialto resident Thaddeus Clark; CBS reporting conflicted on his age, listing him as 38 in one article and 28 in another.
CBS Los Angeles
5 July 2026
At the North Grandee Avenue scene, a second victim was taken to a hospital; CBS Los Angeles reported that the person's condition was not immediately noted.
CBS Los Angeles
5 July 2026
Deputies said there was no evidence the North Grandee Avenue shooting was connected to the West Laurel Street shooting.
CBS Los Angeles
16 July 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced the arrest of Antoine Jones, a 54-year-old Los Angeles man, in connection with Meah Bordenave-Jenkins' death; Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Jones was charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and the charges are unproven allegations.
CBS Los Angeles
16 July 2026
Sheriff Robert Luna said authorities were seeking public assistance to locate the suspect or suspects responsible for Eric Washington's death and the attempted murder of the other surviving male victim.
CBS Los Angeles
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Who is responsible for the shooting that killed Eric Washington and wounded the surviving male victim?unconfirmed; authorities were still seeking public help · unconfirmed
What motive, if any, has been established for the West Laurel Street shootings?unconfirmed; CBS Los Angeles reported the circumstances and motive remained unclear · unconfirmed
Who is responsible for the North Grandee Avenue shooting that killed Thaddeus Clark and wounded another person?unconfirmed; CBS Los Angeles reported no suspect or motive had been released · unconfirmed
What is the confirmed age of Thaddeus Clark?unconfirmed; CBS Los Angeles reporting listed conflicting ages of 38 and 28 · unconfirmed
What is the current medical condition and identity status of the surviving North Grandee Avenue victim?unconfirmed; CBS Los Angeles reported the person was taken to a hospital and was not immediately identified · unconfirmed
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