Man shot to death Wednesday in South L.A.
A man was shot to death early Wednesday in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 6:05 a.m. in the 6800 block of Compton Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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He was not immediately identified and no further details were provided.
There have been 219 homicides within 2 miles of the Wednesday shooting since Jan. 1, 2007, according to the The Times’ Homicide Report.
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