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Argument leads to fatal shooting

PACOIMA -- A man armed with a handgun shot and killed his neighbor and wounded the dead man's son after an argument Sunday night, police said.

Police were looking for the gunman, who was given the weapon by his own son during the dispute at 8:20 p.m. on the 10100 block of Woodale Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Mike Lopez said.

Police know who the gunman is, but his identity and those of the other men involved were not released. The son of the dead man was shot in the leg. He was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Lopez said.

No other information was available.

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Police investigate stabbing death

NORTHRIDGE -- Police are investigating the stabbing death of a man whose body was found on the sidewalk over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.

The victim, David Deanorelli, 26, of Isla Vista in Santa Barbara County, was discovered in the 10000 block of Lindley Avenue near Kingsbury Street early Saturday.

An autopsy is pending, county coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Sunday. Police could not provide details of what led to the stabbing.

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Drive-by shooting wounds 4 people

PALMDALE -- Four people, including a 13-year-boy, were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a party early Sunday, authorities said.

The victims, whose names have not been released, were gathered in the front yard just after 1 a.m. in the 38000 block of 33rd Street East when a gunman began shooting from a passing pickup truck, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Larry Gregg said.

``There was a party in the area,'' he said. ``We believe eight shots were fired.''

Two men and a woman were airlifted to County/USC Medical Center for treatment, and the boy was taken to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Their conditions were not available.

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Man and boy killed in shooting

SATICOY -- A man and a 14-year-old boy were killed early Sunday in a drive-by shooting, Ventura County sheriff's officials said.

Alfred Romero, 18, and Jesse Gutierrez, 14, were gunned down about 1:50 a.m. in the 11300 block of Violeta Street in the unincorporated community east of Ventura.

The suspects fled the scene in a dark compact car with tinted windows, authorities said.

Romero and Gutierrez were transported to Ventura County Medical Center, where they died, said James Baroni of the Ventura County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. An autopsy is pending.

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