Teenage boy killed, man wounded in shooting in Bellflower
A teenage boy was killed and a man wounded in a shooting in Bellflower late Monday evening.
The shooting was reported at 8:33 p.m. in the 8600 block of Rose Street, near Downey Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The man was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Deputy Jeffrey Gordon of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said homicide detectives were investigating.
This is the fifth homicide within a one-mile radius during the last 12 months, according to the Homicide Report, The Times’ online database.
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