2 arrested after 4 people were killed in ‘random’ L.A.-area shootings
Four people, including a minor, were dead and two suspects were in custody in a series of seemingly random late-night shootings on the streets of southeast Los Angeles County, authorities said.
Four people, including a minor, were dead and two suspects were in custody in a series of seemingly random late-night shootings on the streets of southeast Los Angeles County, authorities said.
The attacks took place overnight Sunday and Monday along a dense industrial and residential swath of the county, from Cudahy to Bell to Huntington Park, with a fifth victim also described as a juvenile who was stable at a hospital, authorities said at a news conference.
Two suspects are affiliated with a gang, according to authorities, but sheriff's Capt. Andrew Meyer did not answer when he was asked whether he believes the attacks were part of a gang initiation ritual. An additional person may have also been involved.
Huntington Park Police Chief Cosme Lozano said the victim in his city was a known homeless person.
"We are confident these are random acts of violence," he said. "Our victim is a known local homeless individual in our community. We know he was simply walking down the street and was randomly targeted."
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