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Teen Killed, Four Wounded in Christmas Day Shooting on Lancaster Cul-de-Sac

Investigators are asking residents to share tips through the Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.

Overview

  • Deputies responded shortly after 1 p.m. to the 1000 block of E. Angela Court and found a 16-year-old boy dead at the scene.
  • A 17-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy, and two men, ages 19 and 29, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has opened a homicide investigation into the holiday afternoon shooting.
  • Authorities urged anyone with information to call the Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, lacrimestoppers.org, or via the P3 Tips app.
  • Officials said they do not expect to provide further updates at this time, and they released no details on a suspect or motive.