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Man in His 20s Fatally Shot After Fight Spills Onto Metro Bus in South L.A.

Police are seeking tips from witnesses in a homicide investigation near Exposition Park.

Overview

  • According to Metro, a group of young men argued on the street before the dispute continued onto a northbound Route 206 bus, where one person shot another.
  • LAPD received the call at 1:58 p.m. Wednesday near Normandie Avenue and West 39th Street, and LAFD paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
  • The shooter and other suspects fled before officers arrived and remain unidentified.
  • The victim was described as a man in his 20s, and his name has not been released.
  • Authorities asked anyone with information to contact LAPD or provide anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org, as Metro continues a weapons-detection pilot on rail with a bus-focused program under review and reports a nearly 15% year-over-year drop in violent crime for September.