Murder of Aaron Palmer

Murder of Aaron Palmer
Location	Compton, California
Date	June 1, 1997
Attack type	Shooting
No. of participants	2
Motive	Gang rivalry

On June 1, 1997, Death Row Records employee and Mob Piru Bloods member Aaron "Heron" Palmer was shot dead in Compton, California.^[1] Palmer's death was followed by the murders of several other Mob Pirus from Suge Knight's inner circle, as part of a gang war between the Mob Piru and another Bloods set (subgroup), the Fruit Town Piru.