Marvel star Frank Grillo slams Los Angeles crime after boxing trainer shot dead

Marvel star Frank Grillo slammed Los Angeles’ rising crime following the killing of his private boxing coach final week.

Grillo — identified for his portrayal of the Marvel character Crossbones in “Avengers” and “Captain America” movies — mourned the lack of coach Azuma Bennett, who was shot lifeless exterior a authorized marijuana dispensary in Windsor Hills Friday morning.

“He made all people be ok with coaching,” Grillo instructed KNBC. “I don’t know what’s occurred to Los Angeles that a fantastic man like this will get shot and killed over nothing.”

Frank Grillo mourned the lack of his coach and pal Azuma Bennett, questioning why he fell sufferer to the rising crime price in Los Angeles.

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Azuma Bennett was shot lifeless exterior a authorized marijuana dispensary in Windsor Hills on Friday morning.

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Frank Grillo, who performed Marvel character Crossbones in “Avengers,” was a shopper of coach Azuma Bennett.

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Azuma Bennett was 30 years previous.

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Bennett, 30, was shot at the least eight occasions and died on the way in which to an space hospital, police stated. Investigators haven't launched a doable motive in his taking pictures or recognized any suspects.

The coach’s homicide comes as homicides in Los Angeles reached the best stage in 15 years, in response to ABC7. Within the first half of the 12 months, the town noticed 181 murders — a 34% enhance from the typical variety of homicides throughout the identical time interval between 2015 and 2019.

Bennett, who labored out of Fortune Health club in Los Angeles, had quite a few superstar purchasers corresponding to Grillo, UFC fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller and singers Kiana Ledé and Eddie Benjamin.

“Azuma was our household. Top-of-the-line of the most effective. We're all so damaged,” Fortune Health club stated in a press release.

Bennett, from Australia, moved to the US three years in the past. A GoFundMe web page was created to boost cash to ship Bennett’s physique again to his residence nation. It has raised greater than $35,000 as of early Friday.

“Azuma was certainly one of a form. An excellent athlete, fighter, instructor coach, and pal/mate to so many,” gymnasium proprietor Tamara Fortune wrote within the GoFundMe web page description. “We misplaced the most effective ones on the market.”

“He didn't deserve this,” Fortune added. “He was variety to all that he met and at all times engaged everybody within the gymnasium along with his optimistic vitality and fascinating persona.”