Jovani Quintero, 26

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Jovani Quintero, a 26-year-old Latino man, was killed near the Duray Courts Apartments Place at 2828 Duray Place in the West Adams area. His time of death is listed as 11:27 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, according to a coroner’s report; he was shot in the head. The homicide is being investigated by detectives from LAPD’s Southwest Division. Graffiti has been sprayed along wooden fences, garage doors and the street, all in memory of Jovani. A neighbor said he heard the gunfire but did not know who had been shot. Another said she was out of town when it happened. A resident at the Duray Courts Apartment Place said he had not heard about the shooting. To the right, graffiti on a garage door with his nickname, ‘Geo.’