Man is fatally shot while asking for donations for painted curbs in Norwalk neighborhood
A man was shot and killed Tuesday in a Norwalk neighborhood as he collected donations for a children’s charity that paints home addresses on curbs.
The man was identified by his employer as Matthew Glover, a 50-year-old Long Beach resident.
Glover was walking along the 14400 block of Dinard Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. when he was shot several times in the upper torso, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He died at the scene.
“There is no suspect information, nor a motive for the shooting,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Glover collected donations for Care for the Children, a charity that provides food and clothing to low-income families and seniors, said Robert Henderson, the organization’s executive director.
The organization also paints home addresses on curbs. After the curbs are painted, workers go out to the neighborhoods to collect donations.
According to Henderson, the curbs had been painted on April 20 in the Norwalk neighborhood.
After Glover had finished his shift delivering food baskets to seniors, he headed to the neighborhood with other workers on Tuesday to gather donations, Henderson said.
Moments after Glover had collected a check from a resident, he was shot, his boss said.
Henderson said he had known Glover for 14 years and doesn’t know why anyone would target him.
“It’s a random, senseless act,” he said.
Glover, who grew up in Southern California, had recently moved back after living with his family in Arizona. Henderson said Glover told him he wanted to be around his friends again.
“Matt was one of those people you couldn’t help to like,” Henderson said.
Anyone with details is urged to call the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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UPDATES:
3:05 p.m.: This article was updated with comments from Robert Henderson, executive director of Care for the Children.
This article was originally published at 6:05 a.m.
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