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<p>Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; This year, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.</p>


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The LAPD Presented A Photo Of A ‘Handgun’ After A Fatal Shooting Yesterday; It Was Actually A ‘Pellet Gun’

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LA County Sheriff’s Deputies Shot At Her Son 34 Times, It Took Two Years For Them To Confirm Who Killed Him

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The LAPD Is Averaging Almost One Shooting Per Day

<p>Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.</p>


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