He worked to deescalate violence in South LA. He was shot and killed on the street

Updated: 2:31 p.m. Aug. 14, 2026

The first time Skipp Townsend met Reginald Foreman, more than 20 years ago, he wasn’t impressed. The man known as B.A. seemed confident, cocky, even arrogant.

But years passed, and people change. Two months ago, Townsend hired Foreman to work at his community anti-violence nonprofit, 2nd Call…

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