Crime & Safety

15-Year-Old Killed In LA Gang Shooting

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death in a gang-related attack in the West Adams community of Los Angeles, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES, CA — A 15-year-old boy was shot to death in a gang- related attack in the West Adams community of Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday.

The boy was with a group of people in the area of Washington and Rimpau boulevards when two suspects walked up to them at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division.

A verbal dispute escalated into a shooting when one of the suspects fired at the boy. Both suspects fled the scene, but police had no description of their vehicle.

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