Lloyd Avery II

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Lloyd Avery II
Born	Lloyd Fernandez Avery June 21, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	September 4, 2005 Crescent City, California
Other name(s)	L.A. Duece
Years active	1991-2005

Lloyd Fernandez Avery II (June 21, 1969 - September 4, 2005) was a Black American actor born in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in White-collar View Park where he attended Beverly Hills High School. He is African-American and Mexican. He is best known for his character in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film Boyz n the Hood (1991) as the triggerman who murders highschool football star Ricky Baker (Morris Chestnut). Shortly after his film debut, he landed a short stint on the hit television series Doogie Howser, M.D.. Singleton would cast Avery once again in his next film, Poetic Justice (1993) along with his brother Che Avery (who murders Q-Tip's character, Markell). He went on to gain another role in the Wayans Brothers Menace II Society spoof Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. He emerged back on the scene in 2000 starring as Nate in the critically acclaimed Lockdown (2000) and as G-Ride in the independent film Focus/Shot (2001) respectively. He was set to take on more leading roles after the success of both films, but his career would be short-lived.

In 2001, Avery would become a suspect in a double-homicide (a charge he denied) soon after wrapping Focus/Shot.

While in prison Lloyd became a born-again Christian and a minister. He embarked on a spiritual journey. Lloyd tried spreading his gospel to his cellmate who was Satanist. In a August 26th, 2005 letter to a friend he wrote:

"He (his cellmate) knows very well Im a devout Christian...God has me around him for a reason. I pray everyday that he gives his life to God."

On the evening of September 6, 2005, Avery was found dead in his cell apparently from apyxhia (chokehold). His cellmate Kevin Roby is the prime suspect in the murder.