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Two Dead, Six Wounded in Downtown Los Angeles After-Party Shooting

Investigators lack suspect leads or a clear motive as they probe this incident after a weekend surge in urban gun violence.

Overview

  • Two people were killed and six others wounded in a mass shooting around 1 a.m. Monday at an unauthorized Hard Summer after-party near 14th Place and Paloma Street.
  • Police had shut down the gathering at about 11 p.m. Sunday after arresting one person for firearm possession but returned hours later to find multiple gunshot victims.
  • LAPD said no suspects have been identified and motive remains unknown as detectives continue interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.
  • In Chicago, the department has a person of interest in custody after a West Garfield Park home shooting critically injured a 19-year-old woman and COPA is investigating an ambush on an off-duty officer in Back of the Yards.
  • Harvey police are probing an early Sunday shooting believed to be retaliation for Saturday’s house party attack that wounded seven people, including a 4-year-old boy.