BRIEFLY.Errant shooting kills 1, wounds 1 WESTLAKE - While watching a fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to show, a 17-year-old boy was killed and a 30-year-old man was wounded, the unintended victims of a gang-related attack, police said Monday. The shooting in the 500 block of Union Avenue occurred about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Sgt. Mike Patriquin of the Rampart station. A confrontation between two rival gangs escalated, and a man pulled a gun and started shooting, missing rival gang members, but striking the two bystanders, Patriquin said. Police said the victims were among about 100 people gathered to watch a fireworks show at MacArthur Park. Police withheld the names of the victims. - City News Service Fourth traffic toll down for county At least six people died in traffic crashes in Los Angeles County during the first 60 hours of the July Fourth weekend, compared with eight fatalities during the same period a year ago, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan said Monday. Statewide, there were 43 traffic-related deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday, compared with 40 fatalities during the same period a year ago. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers made 268 DUI arrests in Los Angeles County during the period, down from 287 DUI arrests in 2004. Statewide, 1,387 DUI arrests were made by the CHP, compared with 1,552 arrests during the same period a year earlier. - City News Service Teen found dead Sunday near park LANCASTER - A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death late Sunday near a park in Lancaster, a sheriff's deputy said. At 3:09 a.m., sheriff's homicide detectives went to the 45500 block of Kingtree Avenue, near Whit Carter Park, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the teenager's death, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Alba Yates. - City News Service Man, 19, wounded in gang shooting SYLMAR - A 19-year-old man remained in critical condition late Monday at a local hospital after a gang-related shooting, police said. Police were called to the intersection of Foothill Boulevard The following streets are named Foothill Boulevard:
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