A teenage boy was shot to loss of life Sunday night time throughout a road takeover in Willowbrook, based on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.
Detectives responded to a report of a taking pictures and road racing within the 13400 block of Mettler Avenue at about 11:57 p.m., based on a Sheriff’s Division information launch.
Deputies discovered an unresponsive boy, between the ages of 15 to twenty, affected by gunshot wounds, police mentioned.
The boy was pronounced lifeless at a neighborhood hospital, based on authorities. Police don’t imagine the incident to be gang-related.
No suspect or automobile info is obtainable presently.
Anybody with info concerning this incident is urged to contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Division Murder Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Los Angeles officers have been trying to crack down on road racing and takeovers after seeing a surge through the pandemic. L.A. lawmakers are contemplating passing an ordinance that might criminalize selling, instigating or encouraging such occasions on-line.
Compton, close to Willowbrook, spent $4,000 to set up pavement markers referred to as Botts Dots at common intersections for road takeovers in hopes it might discourage the follow by making the highway bumpy.
Botts Dots helped curb road racing in Lynwood and Paramount.
