Crime & Safety
Woman Shot Dead In Koreatown Attack
A woman was sitting in a vehicle when the suspect approached and fired shots.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A woman was killed Saturday morning in a shooting in Koreatown.
Police responded at 1:10 a.m. to a shooting near the intersection of Council Street and Mariposa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
A woman was sitting in a vehicle when the suspect approached and fired shots, said Officer Rosario Cervantes of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.
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The suspect fled on foot, southbound on Mariposa Avenue, Cervantes said.
A motive for the shooting was unknown, and no suspect description was released.
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—City News Service