Employee shot dead in gunfight at Florence-Graham cannabis dispensary
Two armed suspects entered a marijuana dispensary on Nadeau Street in Florence-Graham on the evening of 8 October 2026 and exchanged gunfire with an employee, 33-year-old Martin Gudines, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspects fled, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau appealed for information.
🇺🇸 2000 block of Nadeau Street, Florence-Graham · California, United States
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Two armed suspects entered a marijuana dispensary in the 2000 block of Nadeau
Street in Florence-Graham, an unincorporated area near South Los Angeles, at
about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday 8 October 2026 and exchanged gunfire with an
employee.[1]A witness fled to the back of the building while the victim
confronted the suspects, who fled after the exchange.[1][2]Fire department
personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene, and Nadeau Street was closed
off while deputies investigated.[1][2]
The victim was identified on 10 October as 33-year-old Martin Gudines, whose
city of residence was not given, according to the county Medical Examiner’s
office.[2]Sheriff’s homicide detectives investigated the shooting as a
homicide.[1]Anyone with information was asked to contact the sheriff’s
Homicide Bureau.[1][2]
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