STUDENT IS FATALLY SHOT NEAR CHATSWORTH HIGH; POLICE DETAIN SUSPECT.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer A man shot an 18-year-old Chatsworth Chatsworth, estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt in 1686. High School student after the acquaintances got into an argument in the parking lot of a popular fast-food restaurant near the school Tuesday afternoon, police said. The victim died while in surgery at 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. on Tuesday night, said Capt. Joseph Curreri of the 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 Department's Devonshire Division. A suspect was detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: for questioning after officers with dogs spent two hours searching an area south of the high school, around the Carl's Jr. restaurant at De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue and Lassen Street. The suspect, an 18-year-old who was not immediately identified, was found inside an apartment in the 9900 block of De Soto, about a block away from the shooting. Two women at the apartment were detained for questioning, Curreri said. The fatal shooting occurred about 4 p.m. when the gunman sprayed bullets toward the victim, hitting him at least once in the upper body, police said. Curreri said at least seven shots were fired. One customer was in his car eating a hamburger when a bullet flattened flat·ten v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens v.tr. 1. To make flat or flatter. 2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch. one of his tires, Curreri said. Other bullets hit the restaurant's awning. Some people jumped for cover, like Serina Herrdia, 13, who was at the crosswalk. ``I heard the gunfire and we covered our heads,'' she said. The victim ran to the door of the restaurant yelling yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. for help, but collapsed outside. A number of the customers, mostly Chatsworth High School students, witnessed the shooting. Police took them on a school bus to the Devonshire Division for questioning. A Carl's Jr. employee, Mark Maniord, said the victim and suspect had a confrontation at the restaurant three weeks ago in which the suspect pulled a knife on the victim. Kawal Singh, the owner of Sam's Mini Market across the street, heard the shots. ``I looked out and they were pulling the guy away from the Carl's Jr. . . . Luckily, nobody else got hurt,'' he said. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Police load witnesses of Tuesday's fatal shooting onto a schoolbus near De Soto Avenue and Lassen Street in Chatsworth. John Lazar/Daily News |
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