SKID ROW, Calif.  – For the last few days, Khalif Anderson has come to the corner San Pedro and 6th Street on Skid Row to pay tribute to a fallen friend.

“It’s shocking just to fathom it,” Anderson said.

Anderson says he has been living on a sidewalk nearby Skid Row for a few years now, but he has never seen anything like this.

“It’s horrifying, I’m hurt. Tears, I can’t. I’m, just going through it,” said Anderson.

The Skid Row community been mourning the loss of one of their most beloved members, musician Darrell Fields.  On Monday night, Fields was burned to death after his tent was set on fire.

Responding officers tried to extinguish the flames, but Fields died of his injuries Tuesday morning. Jonathan Early, 38, was charged on Wednesday with capital murder in connection to his death. The motive is still unclear.

Fields’ wife, Valarie, is still here on the corner where he died. She says her husband was a kind soul, who could often be seen playing his guitar.

“He was a great guy he’d give you the shirt off his back,” said Valarie.

Skid Row has seen a wave of violence in recent weeks. Just last week, four people were wounded in a shooting in San Julian Park. Earlier this month, a 59-year-old resident was struck to death with a pipe and robbed on 5th Street.

“People on the outside don’t understand that there is a strong sense of community in Skid Row,” said Charles Porter, who works for a drug prevention program called United Coalition East.

According to Porter, the attack has left Skid Row residents shaken.

“Whenever incidents like this occur, it does remind folks how vulnerable people can be,” Porter said.

Fields’ death has hit everyone here particularly hard.

“You can’t find the words, it’s like friction or static,” Anderson said.