TEEN SLAIN IN VALLEY SHOOTING.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer PACOIMA -- A 14-year-old boy was killed and another was injured in a shooting Monday night in the latest surge of youth violence hitting the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The two were shot by three gunmen around 7:20 p.m. as they stood outside a housing project in the 12600 block of Pierce Street, said Officer Martha Garcia, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . .
The shooters ran away after the attack. The two boys, both 14, were taken to a local hospital where one died from a bullet wound in his chest. Police said the two boys and the three gunmen were Latinos. Garcia said it was too early to tell if the shooting was gang related. Gang-related killings account for more than one-half of the Valley's homicides this year, with the recent spree of violence touching younger and younger victims. Just last week, 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 announced they were creating a special task force with FBI agents who will hit the streets to fight the spike in gang activity. The task force will target witness intimidation Witness intimidation involves witnesses crucial to court proceedings being threatened in order to pressure or extort them not to testify. The refusal of key witnesses to testify commonly renders a case with inadequate physical evidence void in a court of law. and street violence and project a stronger law enforcement presence in the community. A 15-year-old North Hollywood boy was shot to death Nov. 17 in a drive-by gang shooting near his apartment in the 7200 block of Lankershim Boulevard. Earlier this month, a 12-year-old North Hills boy and two teenage friends -- all suspected of belonging to a tagging crew -- were seriously wounded A casualty whose injuries or illness are of such severity that the patient is rendered unable to walk or sit, thereby requiring a litter for movement and evacuation. See also evacuation; litter; patient. by a 15-year-old gunman and his 14-year-old accomplice accomplice: see accessory. , who were later arrested. In October, an 18-year-old North Hollywood boy was killed in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang outside his apartment building. In August, a 17-year-old Pacoima boy was shot to death in the same block of Pierce Street as Monday night's killing in what police said was a gang-motivated attack. sue.doyle@dailynews.com (818)713-3746 |
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