NEW SLAYING IN PALMDALE PARRIS HIGH CLOSED WHILE NEARBY CRIME SCENE CHECKED.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer PALMDALE -- A teenager Teenager See also Adolescence. Ah, Wilderness! high-school senior has problems with girls and his father. [Am. Drama: O’Neill Ah, Wilderness! in Sobel, 15] Aldrich, Henry teenaged film character of the 1940s. [Am. was shot to death in what was at least the third shooting -- and the second homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. -- in three days on the streets of central Palmdale. The 17-year-old and a 20-year-old companion had been walking along East Avenue Q about 10 p.m. Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. from the Palmdale Metrolink station when someone either in a vehicle or on foot shot them. R. Rex Parris Continuation High School A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school primarily for students who are considered at-risk of not graduating at the normal pace. The requirements to graduate are the same but the scheduling is more flexible to allow students to earn their credits was closed Monday morning because the slain teenager's body was still there when students began arriving and because a blood trail left by his wounded companion ran across the school's parking lot driveways, where crime-scene investigators were gathering evidence. The companion, although bleeding from his wound, had run two blocks for help at a home where someone called 911. ``They were walking from the Clocktower Plaza to Fifth Street East. They were almost at the corner when they were shot,'' sheriff's homicide Sgt. Greg Hinkle said Monday morning at the crime scene, where deputies closed streets and blocked off the nearby continuation high school. The shooting was at least the third since Friday evening in the area of the city bordered by Avenue Q, Avenue S, 20th Street East and the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. , deputies said. About 6:45 p.m. Friday, 18-year-old Jose Morales was fatally fa·tal·ly adv. 1. So as to cause death; mortally: fatally injured. 2. So as to result in disaster or ruin. 3. According to the decree of fate; inevitably. Adv. 1. shot by someone in a vehicle on Prentiss Avenue. Deputies said witnesses told them that Morales had been arguing with a person in the vehicle, who then shot Morales and drove off. About 10 p.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was shot and wounded on Fifth Street East near Avenue Q-6. Sheriff's officials described his wounds as not life-threatening. Sunday night's slaying, which occurred less than one-half mile from the scene of the shooting Saturday night, claimed the life of 17-year-old Jesus Avalos of Palmdale. Avalos was pronounced dead on the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. on the south side of Avenue Q, across the street from the continuation high school. His companion left a trail of blood up the sidewalk in front of the school as he ran for help. The companion, whose name was not made public, was treated at a hospital and released, Hinkle said. Hinkle said investigators weren't sure if the Avalos' killer left in a vehicle. ``Some people gave varying descriptions of a car leaving. There were other people out in the area, coming and going,'' Hinkle said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A homicide detective and a crime scene investigator work Monday morning at the sidewalk on East Avenue Q near Fifth Street East, where a 17-year-old boy was shot to death and a 20-year-old companion wounded in a shooting Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . Charles F. Bostwick/Daily News |
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