LOS ANGELES – A man died when he was shot by a man with whom he was arguing in the Chesterfield Square area of South Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Western Avenue and 65th Street, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer D. Orris. Two men were involved in an argument when one of them shot the other, Orris said. The 44-year-old victim was pronounced dead at a hospital after paramedics transported him, the officer said. The shooting was believed gang-related, Orris said.
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TORRANCE – A pedestrian was fatally struck by at least one vehicle on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Torrance Sunday evening, causing all southbound lanes to be shut down. The crash occurred at 7:15 p.m. Sunday on the southbound 405 Freeway at Redondo Beach Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sean Lough. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, Lough said. The age, gender and name of the deceased was not available. An unknown number of vehicles were involved, he said. The CHP shut down all southbound lanes at 8:15 p.m. and Caltrans was expected to follow…
LONG BEACH – The death of a woman whose body was found Sunday at the site of a brush fire in Long Beach is being investigated as a homicide. According to the Long Beach Police Department, police and Long Beach Fire Department personnel were called to Second Street and the San Gabriel River at approximately 4:24 a.m. Sunday regarding a brush fire. When they arrived, firefighters extinguished the fire and discovered the body of a woman, police said. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of…
LOS ANGELES – A 60-year-old man was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles Sunday. Police responded to calls regarding an assault with a weapon in the 500 block of East Fifth Street near the Skidrow area around 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers found the man down with gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, according to the LAPD. The man’s name was not immediately released. A description of the suspect and a motive for the shooting were unavailable, the department reported. Around 5:40 p.m., police had…
ROWLAND HEIGHTS – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives Sunday are investigating the shooting death of a man in Rowland Heights. The shooting occurred at 1:52 a.m. Sunday in the 18900 block of Labin Court, west of South Nogales Street, and south of the Pomona (60) Freeway, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There is no additional information available at this time. Anyone with information regarding this fatal shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime…
LONG BEACH – Long Beach police released video Saturday of the fatal shooting of a man by officers following a roughly two-and-a-half-hour standoff in front of a Long Beach church building. On Nov. 19, officers responded to the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue at 3:15 p.m. regarding a report of a man with a gun. Police dispatch received a text to 911 reporting the armed man, and the reporting party was later determined to be the man with a gun, 38-year-old Brandon Boyd, according to the Long Beach Police Department. When they arrived, officers found a man on the church…
LONG BEACH – A 28-year-old homeless man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing a man in Long Beach, authorities said Saturday. Officers dispatched at about 11:25 p.m. Friday to the 6800 block of Atlantic Avenue located the victim, who had been in an argument with the suspect which escalated into a stabbing, the Long Beach Police Department reported. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening wound to the lower body and was taken to a hospital, police said. The suspect, who fled the scene prior to the arrival of police, was found a short while…
CARSON – A woman was killed Saturday in a vehicle crash on the Harbor (110) Freeway in Carson. The crash occurred at 5:42 a.m. Saturday on the southbound freeway at Carson Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jessica Thompson, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. Her city of residence was not provided. A Sigalert, issued at 5:57 a.m. closing all southbound lanes at the West Carson Street off-ramp, was canceled at 9:37 a.m.
DIAMOND BAR – One man was killed and another injured in a crash involving a Mercedes-Benz SUV and two semi-trailers in Diamond Bar, authorities said Saturday. The crash occurred at 10:30 p.m. Friday on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway west of Phillips Ranch Road where arriving California Highway Patrol officers found two damaged big rigs and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV, the CHP reported in a press statement. The preliminary investigation indicated that 32-year-old Guadalupe Mercado of Chino was driving the SUV recklessly when he veered onto the right shoulder and the front of the SUV struck the left rear…
KOREATOWN – A man and a woman who police say are in their 20s were hospitalized Saturday after they were wounded in a drive-by shooting near Koreatown. The shooting was reported at 1 a.m. at Fourth Street and Western Avenue and when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division arrived, they found the victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to an LAPD spokesman. According to witnesses, the victims were walking near Fourth Street when a car drove up, shot at them multiple times and drove away in an unknown direction. https://www.instagram.com/p/DDR7PzaNnwP/ Both victims were taken to a…
GARDEN GROVE – A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision in Garden Grove Friday. According to the Garden Grove Police Department, officers responded to the 14200 block of Bushard Boulevard, near Oasis Avenue, around 3:30 p.m. Friday regarding reports of a collision involving a silver 2006 Toyota Camry and a black and white 2023 Kawasaki Ninja. The motorcyclist was taken to a trauma center, where he was later pronounced dead. The man’s name was not immediately released. Detectives do not believe alcohol or drugs to be factors in the collision, and the driver, a 49-year-old man from Westminster, remained…
MONTEREY PARK – A pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a freeway near Monterey Park was identified Friday by county authorities. The pedestrian was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office as Jorge Garcia, 16, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision was reported at 1:31 a.m. Thursday and California Highway Patrol officers were called to the connector road from the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway and the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway where they found the victim, according to CHP Officer Sergio Garcia. A SigAlert was issued by…
LOS ANGELES – A man was in the hospital Friday after he was shot during an altercation with another man near the Hollywood (101) Freeway. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at 11:05 p.m. Thursday to 321 N. Vermont Ave. between Beverly Boulevard and Oakwood Avenue where the learned the victim and another man were fighting when the suspect drew a gun and shot the victim, according to an LAPD spokeswoman. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took the victim to a hospital and said the victim was in stable condition.
LOS ANGELES – One person was shot and wounded Friday in the Mid- City area of Los Angeles during an apparent attempted robbery. The shooting occurred about 10:15 a.m. at a strip mall at Venice and Hauser boulevards, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. The wounded person, described only as a male, was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, police said. Police said officers were seeking a suspect, described only as a male. Video from the scene showed police detaining a person in the vicinity of nearby Saturn Street Elementary School, which was placed on lockdown during the police…
LAGUNA NIGUEL – Orange County sheriff’s deputies Thursday were searching for a man who stabbed a victim during an attempted carjacking in a Laguna Niguel parking lot. Deputies were dispatched just after 10 p.m. Wednesday to the Aliso Village Shopping Center at La Paz and Dorine roads, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Timmins. The victim was taken to an area hospital and was expected to survive his injuries, Timmins said. The attacker ran away and deputies only had a vague description of the suspect so far, Timmins said. The attacker ran off before he was able to take the vehicle,…