A sidewalk memorial is set up for former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was one of four people recently killed in a Willowbrook homeless encampment. Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are looking for possible links among the recent slayings of four homeless people in Willowbrook, including the killing of former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was stabbed to death last month. Then, on Dec. 4, a 52-year-old homeless man was killed in the riverbed embankment. Eight homicide detectives — two per case — are looking into the killings. But the recent wave of violence highlights how overrepresented L.A. County’s unhoused community members are as victims of violent crime.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2026 00:20 UTC