‘Victor’s not a homicide number’: Councilwoman’s tearful speech after son, a USC student, slain near campus

Lynette Gibson McElhaney(LOS ANGELES) — Days after University of Southern California student Victor McElhaney was gunned down, his mother, an Oakland city councilmember, was overcome with emotion as she spoke at the university. “Victor’s not a homicide number or statistic or just another black boy gunned down in South Central Los Angeles,” Councilwoman Lynette Gibson …

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