A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 32-year-old man was wounded in a shooting believed to be gang-related in Hawthorne Friday.
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Hawthorne Police responded around 12-30 a.m. Friday to the 4200 block of West Broadway, between 122nd and 126th streets, regarding a shooting, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. Michael Modica.
A 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his upper body was taken by paramedics to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead., according to the LASD. The other victim was treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body.
Gang investigators with Hawthorne police said the shooting was gang- related, but did not provide any suspect details.
Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org.
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