Crime & Safety

Man Shot and Killed in Compton

By City News Service

COMPTON (CNS) - A man was shot and killed this morning in Compton, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the 900 block of West 152nd Street, said Sgt. Mark Lopez of the sheriff's Compton Station.

The man died at a hospital, the sheriff's department reported. Authorities withheld his name, pending notification of his relatives. No arrests were immediately reported.

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