L.A. BRIEFLY : GUNMAN WOUNDS 2, TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.A Los Angeles man shot two people Saturday and barricaded himself in a South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. home before killing himself, a police spokeswoman said. Wilfred Leon Wright Jr., 48, shot and wounded a man and a woman about 1:20 a.m., Los Angeles police spokeswoman Angela Grant said. The victims were taken to an undisclosed hospital in stable condition. ?13-- City News Service Fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. from PCP PCP abbr. 1. phencyclidine 2. primary care physician Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) vial force jail evacuation A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was hospitalized, and 19 inmates were evacuated from the Lennox jail after fumes emanated from a broken vial of what was apparently PCP, authorities said. Two California Highway Patrol officers were booking two men about 2:45 a.m. Saturday for investigation of being under the influence of the drug phencyclidine phencyclidine /phen·cy·cli·dine/ (PCP) (fen-si´kli-den) a potent veterinary analgesic and anesthetic, used as a drug of abuse in the form of the hydrochloride salt; its abuse by humans may lead to serious psychological disturbances. when the vial broke, said sheriff's Lt. Ken Brazil. ?13-- Associated Press Rocket carries five satellites into space VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE Vandenberg Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,456 acres (1,399 hectares), SW Calif., near Lompoc; chief Pacific coast launch site for military satellites. - Five more telecommunications satellites were launched into orbit Saturday as part of the $5 billion Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. global communications network Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. The software is provided free of charge but is supported by banner advertisements. In addition to chat services, users are also provided with free e-mail and webspace. , officials said. A Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the cluster of satellites was launched at 5:16 a.m., said Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Hornbeak. ?13-- Associated Press Gas forces clear-out of downtown building About 30 people were evacuated from a Salvation Army building Saturday after a homeless person An individual who lacks housing, including one whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations; an individual who is a resident in transitional housing; or an individual who has as a primary residence a living there mixed ammonia with bleach to clean a room, creating a potentially deadly gas, authorities said. All were later able to return to the center, in the 800 block of West Ninth Street downtown. ?13-- City News Service Auto shredder kills scrap-metal worker RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A worker at a scrap-metal yard was killed after getting caught in a machine that shreds cars into softball-sized chunks. Martin Palacios-Gamez had climbed inside the automobile shredder Friday at Ferromet Inc. to throw metal pieces to a co-worker when the machine suddenly restarted. ?13-- Associated Press Tujunga man killed in collision with pole SUN VALLEY - A Tujunga man died Saturday night after his pickup truck hit a power pole in Sun Valley, an officer said. Kevin Edward Campbell's 1989 Ford F150 was heading eastbound on Sheldon Street at 6:50 p.m. when it rolled off the road and hit a power pole in the 11500 block, said Los Angeles police Officer Dan Henry. |
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