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SAN DIEGO - Loved ones are mourning a grandfather, shot and stabbed in the East Village last week.“He was a caring person with a big heart,” said Andrea Burnett-Davis.53-year-old Willie Tills was a familiar face in the east village . Three or four times a week, he would show up to help the homeless.“He would give them money, buy them food,” said Burnett-Davis, Tillis’ cousin.Burnett-Davis believes that's likely what he was doing near 14th and Imperial last Tuesday evening.
A day after Tillis died, police say 53-year-old Alex Bailey, the suspected shooter, was arrested during a traffic stop.A few days ago, prosecutors showed a group of Tillis' family members, surveillance video of part of the incident.“It was horrifying. In the video, the guy comes off the wall … Instead of letting my little brother walk past, he stood in front of him and they had words.
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