Man fatally shot while sitting in vehicle in South Los Angeles, LAPD says
LAPD has not released the name of the man who was fatally shot in South Los Angeles, but does say he was sitting in a car when the shooting happened.
The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on the 5200 block of South Figueroa Street, near a park, the LAPD said.
Authorities are looking for a dark-colored sedan and asked anyone with information to contact the LAPD Central Bureau at (213) 961-2670.
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The L.A. City Council voted to rename a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard to honor Angel Rama Kucia.
The council’s vote was held Friday night.
The council voted 4-3 to approve an ordinance to rename the Wilshire Boulevard to Kucia Boulevard.
The new name reflects Kucia’s contributions to the arts, business and education, the council said in a statement.
“As the city’s first elected mayor, Kucia led many projects to improve the quality of life for the people of L.A.,” Councilman Felipe Fuentes said. “I am pleased to officially make this street named after a man and visionary who have made a significant impact on this country — and L.A.’s — history.”
The ordinance is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Public Works and approved by the council for signature on April 3.
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LAPD is investigating an early Monday morning shooting that left one man dead.
The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. when officers were called to a report of an active shooter in South Los Angeles.
The victim who was struck in the head in that shooting died later that morning at a hospital. That person has not been named, but police identified him as Angel B. Hernandez, 22, a resident of South LA.
The shooting marks the city’s first double-homicide in nearly 20 years.
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Authorities identify the men killed in a shooting on South Central that also left a child injured.
Around 1:30 a.