Category: South Los Angeles

6-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Wounded by Stray Bullet in South LA

July 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 6-year-old boy was fighting for his life on July 5 after being struck by a stray bullet while watching Fourth of July fireworks with his family in South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 8:50 p.m. on July 4 in the 700 block of East 40th Place, according to Los Angeles Police…

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4 Killed in Fiery Crash in South Los Angeles

June 16, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—An investigation was continuing June 16 into a fiery, single-vehicle crash that killed four people on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles. The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. Thursday near the Slauson Avenue on-ramp, where fire crews found the overturned vehicle on fire with the four people inside the smoldering wreckage,…

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Armored Truck Robbed at Rifle Point in South Los Angeles

June 11, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Detectives June 11 continued their investigation into the robbery of at least $15,000 from an armored truck at rifle point by three men wearing ski masks in the Hyde Park community of South Los Angeles. The robbery occurred around 11:20 a.m. Saturday on Crenshaw Boulevard west of Florence Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department Officer…

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Star Athlete, 16, Shot to Death in South Los Angeles

June 11, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 16-year-old boy was shot to death in South Los Angeles, authorities said June 11. Officers responding to a shots-fired call about 11:50 p.m. Saturday in the area of 74th Street and Western Avenue located Quincy Reese, a star athlete at Crenshaw High School, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, according to the…

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One-Year-Old Girl Shot at Hamburger Restaurant in South Los Angeles

June 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Police June 6 are continuing their investigation into the shooting of a 1-year-old girl at a hamburger restaurant in South Los Angeles. Officers responded to 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m. Monday regarding shots fired call and discovered a child was injured, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany told City…

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2 Killed by Allegedly Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver in South Los Angeles

May 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man is in custody after allegedly killing two people while speeding, then fleeing the scene of the crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said May 21. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to 3998 S. Normandie Avenue reported two people dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire…

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Man Crashes Dump Truck Into Estranged Wife’s Home, Turns Himself In

January 25, 2023
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A man who allegedly crashed a car and a dump truck into the garage of his estranged wife’s home in South Los Angeles was in custody Jan. 24 after surrendering to authorities. Ronald Lee Dunn, 60, turned himself in on Monday, and was being held on $100,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…

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