Marvel star Frank Grillo criticizes Los Angeles crime after trainer Azuma Bennett was shot and kille

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Marvel star Frank Grillo criticizes Los Angeles crime after trainer Azuma Bennett was shot and killed – Aumag

Marvel star Frank Grillo hit out at Los Angeles’ rising crime rate following the killing of his personal boxing trainer last week.

Grillo – known for his portrayal of the Marvel character Crossbones in the films “Avengers” and “Captain America” ​​- mourned the loss of trainer Azuma Bennett, who was shot and killed outside a legal marijuana clinic in Windsor Hills on Friday morning.

“He made everybody feel good about training,” Grillo told KNBC. “I don’t know what happened to Los Angeles, that a handsome guy like this gets shot and killed for nothing.”

Azuma Bennett was shot and killed outside a legal marijuana dispensary in Windsor Hills on Friday morning. GoFundMe

Bennett, 30, was shot at least eight times and died while en route to an area hospital, police said. Investigators have not released a possible motive in his shooting or identified any suspects.

The coach’s murder comes as homicides in Los Angeles hit a 15-year high, according to ABC7. In the first half of the year, the city saw 181 murders – a 34% increase from the average number of murders during the same period between 2015 and 2019.

Working out of Fortune Gym in Los Angeles, Bennett had numerous celebrity clients such as Grillo, UFC fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller and singers Kiana Ledé and Eddie Benjamin.

“Azuma was our family. One of the best of the best. We are all so heartbroken,” Fortune Gym said in a statement.

Bennett, from Australia, moved to the United States three years ago. A GoFundMe page was set up to raise money to repatriate Bennett’s body. It has raised more than $35,000 as of early Friday.

“Azuma was one of a kind. An outstanding athlete, fighter, teacher trainer and friend/companion to so many,” gym owner Tamara Fortune wrote in the GoFundMe page description. “We lost one of the best out there.”

“He didn’t deserve this,” Fortune added. “He was kind to everyone he met and always engaged everyone in the gym with his positive energy and engaging personality.”

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