Woman Killed, Man Injured In Shooting Outside South L.A. Party
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A woman was killed and a man was wounded in a shooting outside a party in South L.A. early Sunday. The attack occurred near 111th Place and Main Street at approximately 1...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect Following Wild Chase In South LA
COMPTON (CBS) — Police chased down a suspect in South Los Angeles, near the 105 Freeway, according to emergency dispatchers. The man raced through South Central streets, often spinning out of control...
View ArticleBoy, 4, Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 4-year-old boy was injured by a hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles Thursday afternoon, the LAPD reported. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in the 700...
View ArticleElderly Woman Suffers Critical Injuries In Gas Explosion At Leimert Park Home
LEIMERT PARK (CBSLA.com) — A woman suffered critical burns Friday in a gas explosion that blew out windows on both stories of her South Los Angeles home, officials reported. The incident occurred...
View ArticlePolice Release Video Surveillance Of Cold Blooded Murder Of School Custodian
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Sunday released video surveillance of a 21-year-old school custodian who was fatally shot while sitting in his car at a traffic light. Jarret Crump and a...
View ArticleMan Shot Boarding Bus In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man is in the hospital after he was shot while boarding a bus in South Los Angeles Monday. Sheriff’s Transit Bureau Lt. Albert Maldonado told City News Service the victim...
View ArticleLA Sheriff Candidates Stick To The Issues In 2nd Major Debate
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The candidates for L.A. County Sheriff returned to the spotlight Thursday as they faced off in a debate. KCAL9’s Dave Bryan reports Todd Rogers, Jim McDonnell, Bob Olmsted,...
View ArticleChester Turner Convicted Of Killing 4 More Women
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who is on death row for killing 10 women in the Los Angeles area was convicted Thursday of four more murders. Chester Turner, 47, was convicted of strangling the women in South...
View ArticleTensions High As South LA Residents Meet With LAPD Over Ezell Ford Shooting...
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Emotions boiled over Tuesday night when South L.A. residents met with LAPD and city leaders in the wake of a deadly police shooting. Community members met at Paradise...
View ArticleHundreds In LA Protest Killings Of Black Men, Police Violence Around Nation
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Activists marched in the hundreds on the streets of South L.A. Thursday to protest what they are calling the unjust police shootings of unarmed black men across the...
View ArticlePolice: Man Accidentally Kills Friend At South LA Party, Turns Gun On Himself
WILLOWBROOK (CBSLA.com) — Two men reportedly were shot early Sunday in what police suspect started as an accidental discharge. It happened around 1 a.m. on East 138th Street near San Pedro Street,...
View ArticleCaught On Video: SUV Driver Kills Man, 20, In South LA Crosswalk
HARBOR CITY (CBSLA.com) — Police are looking for a driver who killed a 20-year-old pedestrian in South Los Angeles earlier this month. California Highway Patrol released video Wednesday of the black...
View ArticleDeputies: Man Taken Into Custody After Hours-Long Barricade
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a suspect who held a man at gunpoint inside a Westmont home has been taken into custody, and the hostage released. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...
View ArticleLocal Black Churches Join Nation In Protests Against Police Slayings
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Congregants in African-American churches across the country wore black to Sunday services and prayed over the men in attendance in a symbolic stand against fatal police...
View Article18-Year-Old Man Killed, Brother Hurt During Car-To-Car Shooting In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An 18-year-old man was killed and his 16-year-old brother injured in a car-to-car shooting Wednesday evening in South Los Angeles. Ten gunshots were heard about 4:50...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Boy, 16, Shot Dead In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The L.A. County Coroner’s Office has identified a 16-year-old boy fatally shot Friday in South L.A. Christian Henriquez, of Los Angeles, was walking with a 19-year-old man in...
View Article2 Hurt, Service Suspended When Metro Train Slams Into Vehicle In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two motorists reportedly suffered minor injuries when a Metro Exposition Line train crashed into a vehicle Friday night in South L.A. The collision was reported at 8:08...
View ArticleLAPD On High Alert After Violent Crime Spike In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A recent spike in violent crimes in South Los Angeles has the LAPD on high alert. There have been six shootings in two days, including one Tuesday morning involving a...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Flames Tearing Through Exposition Park Apartment Building
EXPOSITION PARK (CBSLA.com) — Crews battled a fire Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex in South Los Angeles. Firefighters could be seen from SKY2 battling the flames as they tore through the...
View ArticlePoor Pooch Trapped For Days Inside Nailed-Shut Dog House On South LA Street
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A local animal rescue says its volunteers nearly cried when they came to pick up an abandoned dog Wednesday in South L.A. The three-year-old Shepherd-Chow mix had been...
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