Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot on Metro Train; Suspects Flee On Skateboards
An argument on the street level of the Expo/La Cienega Station escalated and continued to the upstairs portion of the station.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A 39-year-old man was shot and killed Friday evening on a Metro E (Gold) Line train in Baldwin Hills, and three suspects fled on skateboards.
An argument on the street level of the Expo/La Cienega Station escalated and continued to the upstairs portion of the station, where a suspect pulled out a gun and shot the man, who died at the scene, Fox11 reported, citing information from the Los Angeles Police Department.
There was no suspect description.
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The investigation into the shooting caused E Line trains to turn back from the Culver City and La Brea stations. Bus shuttles replaced service between the La Brea and La Cienega stations, Metro announced.
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