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Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jul 6
Four Wounded in 3 East Los Angeles Shootings as LASD Probes Possible Link
Updated
Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jul 6

Four Wounded in 3 East Los Angeles Shootings as LASD Probes Possible Link

3 articles · Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jul 6

Summary

  • Three shootings about a mile apart in East Los Angeles left four people hospitalized Sunday night, including two victims found on the 5900 block of Whittier Boulevard around 9:40 p.m.
  • A second victim was found shot near Amalia Avenue and East 6th Street shortly afterward, and a fourth was discovered near Amalia Avenue and Whittier Boulevard.
  • LASD had not said by late Sunday whether the three shootings were connected, and authorities released neither suspect information nor the victims' conditions.
  • The violence followed World Cup celebrations after Mexico's loss to England, with an earlier report saying crowds were present as investigators examined possible links among the incidents.

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