BRIEFLY SHOOTING ATTACK KILLS 15-YEAR-OLD.WINNETKA - A 15-year-old boy was killed late Thursday in a possibly gang-related, drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang , police said. The teen was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where he died, said Officer Don Cox of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . .
Police responded shortly after 9 p.m. to the scene in the 20100 block of Roscoe Boulevard. The teen had been standing on the sidewalk when a car pulled up, honked at him and four shots were fired, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Scott Kennedy. - Daily News Coldwater to offer thank yous for help NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Coldwater Canyon Elementary School is scheduled to hold a thank you assembly today to show appreciation to those who helped out after vandals caused $50,000 in damage to the campus last month, officials said. Parents and community members donated supplies, Sylvan sylvan emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic. Park Elementary School students gave backpacks, a professor provided art classes and school officials had new rooms up and running within the week, the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. said. Authorities said vandals burned two classroom bungalows, painted graffiti and caused other damage. Five juvenile suspects were arrested later in connection with the incident, school officials said. - Daily News Fishing Derby set for this weekend LAKE VIEW TERRACE - Anglers will cast their lines beginning at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, when the third annual Fishing Derby begins at Hansen Dam Lake, 11798 Foothill Blvd. The lake is being stocked today with more than 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. , which may be caught during three four-hour sessions. For information, visit www.laparks.org or call (888) 527-2757. - Daily News LAPD urged to hire more minorities A judge ordered the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday to work toward hiring and promoting more minorities, in accordance with a consent decree signed in 1990. The court-appointed monitor granted a request for relief filed by the Latin American Law Enforcement Association. - City News Service Boeing hit with suit over Rocketdyne Two Simi Valley residents and a Reseda woman have sued Boeing North American Inc. in federal court, claiming pollutants from Boeing's Rocketdyne facilities gave them cancer and other ills. Joy Waisner of Simi Valley, Cynthia Starks of Reseda, and Julia Brown, who brought a wrongful death claim Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. on behalf of her mother, Alberta Dorothy Wengryn-McNabb of Simi Valley, claim radioactive contaminants and hazardous substances made them sick. The plaintiffs also sued Rockwell International Corp., which operated at least one Rocketdyne facility, and The Boeing Co. No one at Boeing or Rockwell could be reached for immediate comment. - City News Service |
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