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id: 7cb147846c
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 10:06 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 22:34 PST
status: developing
outlets: 5
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# DA declines to charge Skipp Townsend, charges son with murder

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined to charge gang interventionist Skipp Townsend and charged his son Kody Townsend, 18, with murder.

Section: [Public Safety](/los-angeles/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Skipp Townsend](/los-angeles/wiki/skipp-townsend.md), [Kody Townsend](/los-angeles/wiki/kody-townsend.md), [Reginald Foreman](/los-angeles/wiki/reginald-foreman.md), [Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office](/los-angeles/wiki/los-angeles-county-district-attorney-s-office.md)

> Developing: facts are still being established. Treat early details as provisional.

## Coverage

- [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-11-05/la-gang-interventionist-skipp-townsend-arrested), 2026-11-05 10:06 PST: Prominent L.A. gang interventionist Skipp Townsend arrested in alleged murder conspiracy
- [KTLA 5](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-gang-interventionist-skipp-townsend-arrest/), 2026-11-05 18:58 PST: Longtime L.A. gang intervention leader arrested, accused in murder plot
- [FOX 11 Los Angeles](https://www.foxla.com/news/south-la-charges-filed-in-murder-of-reginald-foreman), 2026-11-06 15:48 PST: Son of South anti-gang activist among two charged in fatal shooting of Reginald Foreman
- [NBC Los Angeles](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/men-charged-shooting-death-reginald-foreman-south-la/3967342/), 2026-11-06 17:36 PST: 2 men charged in connection with shooting death of reformed gang member in South LA
- [CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/da-declines-case-against-skipp-townsend-charges-son-for-murder/), 2026-11-06 22:34 PST: DA declines case against LA gang interventionist, charges son for murder

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