Author: City News Service

LOS ANGELES – A man in his 20s was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday evening while a woman was wounded. Officers responded to a shots fired call at approximately 6:45 p.m. to Ninth and San Julian streets, west of San Pedro Street, near the Flower District, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Lopez said he had no details regarding the wounded woman’s condition. The suspect fled the scene on foot.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to explore the possibility of offering supplemental paid sick leave for people who contract confirmed or suspected monkeypox, and potentially future infectious diseases that require isolation and quarantine. Sponsored by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl, the motion directs county attorneys to report back to the board in three weeks on how the county could implement a paid sick leave policy for people who contact monkeypox, or other new and emerging infectious diseases. The motion also urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation that would extend…

LOS ANGELES – Less than one-third of calls to the Los Angeles Police Department involving people experiencing a mental health crisis are being handled by a co-response team that includes a mental health clinician alongside a sworn officer, Police Chief Michel Moore told the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday. The LAPD instituted a program last year to dispatch a mental health response team to certain calls. The unit is known as the Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART). Previously, SMART units were used as secondary responders. Of more than 31,000 calls related to mental health that the department received since…

LOS ANGELES – An unspecified threat prompted a lockdown at LA Academy Middle School in South Los Angeles Tuesday that lasted more than one hour. The Los Angeles School Police Department announced just before 2:45 p.m. that the school had been placed on lockdown and officers from the LASPD and Los Angeles Police Department were on the scene “assessing the situation.” The LAPD confirmed that the school was locked down after the department received a call regarding a threat against the school just before 1:30 p.m. Students were released from the school to their parents in the area of Avalon…

By BILL HETHERMAN LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles police captain testified Tuesday that her frustration and anxiety grew when it seemed to her that management was unconcerned about the widespread department distribution of a photo of a nude woman that resembled but was not her, causing her cardiologist to double her blood pressure medication. “Part of me felt like I was being gaslighted by the department,” Capt. Lillian Carranza told the Los Angeles Superior Court jury hearing the trial of her lawsuit against the city. Carranza said that when in the workplace, she wondered to herself if people glancing…

LOS ANGELES – Authorities Tuesday identified one of two men who were fatally shot in a possible gang-related attack in Montecito Heights. The shooting occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday near Homer Street and Avenue 43, said Officer Melissa Podany of the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers were in the area when they heard gunshots, and they found the two men, who were pronounced dead at the scene, Podany said. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified one of the men as Luis Sanchez Jr., 38, who was from Los Angeles. The name of the other man, who…

By FRED SHUSTER LOS ANGELES – The State Bar of California announced Tuesday it is investigating well-known Los Angeles attorneys Mark Geragos and Brian Kabateck in connection with the distribution of a multimillion-dollar settlement for Armenian genocide victims from which dispersals were made in the United States and France. Ruben Duran, chair of the state bar’s governing board, emphasized that the announcement is not an indication of any misconduct by the attorneys named. The disclosure of the probe arrives six months after a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed how the landmark $17.5-million settlement devolved into allegations of corruption, diverted funds…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Weeknd, who lost his voice at the start of his Sept. 3 concert at SoFi Stadium and was forced to cancel the performance to the dismay of the sold-out crowd, announced Tuesday that the show has been rescheduled for Nov. 26, and added another performance at the venue the following night. All tickets from the canceled Sept. 3 show will be honored at the Nov. 26 performance. Tickets for the Nov. 27 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Information on tickets is available at SoFiStadium.com. https://2urbangirls.com/2022-09-inglewood-budget-shows-only-400000-in-revenue-from-ticket-sales-from-sports-entertainment-venues/ The singer, who performed to a sold-out…

LOS ANGELES – A judge ruled Tuesday that Marilyn Manson can take additional discovery before the judge hears motions by former girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood and a second woman to dismiss defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress allegations the singer filed against them. In his suit filed March 2, Manson alleges Wood and her co-defendant, Ashley Gore — who the suit describes as the actress’ “on-again, off-again romantic partner” — falsely portrayed him as a “a rapist and abuser,” derailing his “successful music, TV and film career.” In a tentative ruling issued late Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge…

LOS ANGELES – A motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday, as the investigation into the death continued. The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. Sunday on Fairfax Avenue near the entrance to the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Sean Parker-Robinson, 22, of Los Angeles died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. “A black, four-door sedan was traveling northbound (on) Fairfax Avenue, negotiating a left turn onto the westbound 10 Freeway on-ramp, and crashed into a male who was riding a…

CERRITOS, Calif. – A person was killed Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash involving an armored truck on the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in the Cerritos area, authorities said. The collision was reported at about 8:45 a.m. near South Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the victim. Three southbound lanes were blocked in the area while an investigation was conducted into the circumstances of the crash, the CHP reported.

LANCASTER, Calif. – A man was in custody Tuesday in connection with the apparent beating death of a veteran Los Angeles County deputy probation officer in her Lancaster home. The man, whose name has not been released, was detained by deputies who responded to the 45500 block of Barrymoore Avenue at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, and he was arrested later that day. Authorities believe the man broke into the residence, but a motive was unclear, Gomez said. Paula Lind, 52, died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. An autopsy was pending to determine her cause of death.…

LOS ANGELES – A woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle in South Los Angeles was identified Tuesday. Paramedics were sent to the 10600 block of South San Pedro Street about 10:15 p.m. Monday, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Karina Hernandez Melchor, 35, of Los Angeles, died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Melchor was crossing the street in a crosswalk when she was hit by a southbound vehicle. The motorist, a man about 20 years old, remained at the scene and was interviewed by…

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to start the process of developing a Sexual Assault Council aimed at coordinating response and prevention services for survivors of sexual violence. Introduced by Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis, the motion asks the county’s CEO to work with the Department of Public Health and Commission for Women to come up with recommendations within 30 days on the composition of the council, and how it should be funded. Kuehl currently sits on the advisory board of nonprofit Peace over Violence who is caught in the middle of a…

LOS ANGELES- A woman was fatally shot in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a car-to-car shooting, and police Tuesday sought the public’s help to solve the crime. The shooting occurred about 11:50 p.m. Monday near Slauson and Western avenues. Witnesses told police one or more suspects in a sedan chased a Lexus SUV in which the victim was riding in the back seat, and several shots were fired at the SUV, mortally wounding the woman. The driver of the SUV then drove to St. Andrews Place and Slauson Avenue and crashed into a fire hydrant. The…