Victor McElhaney devoted most of his life to the intersection of community and music.
Victor McElhaney, 21, was shot and killed a mile and a half from USC on Sunday night. McElhaney was a talented drummer and Oakland native.
McElhaney was taken to the hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at 11 a.m. Sunday. No arrests had been made in connection with the shooting as of Monday afternoon. McElhaney made an impression on his classmates at USC’s Thornton School of Music. Athena Sferas, a 19-year-old sophomore, took a course with McElhaney in the fall that delved into how music and art have influenced history.
“I know that if this wasn’t him and it was someone else, he would have his arms around each and every one of his family members, letting them know that it would be OK,” Davenport said of the shooting. “He would want his community to rally together against gun violence.”
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