Local News in Brief : Gang Killings Up 13%
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The overall number of homicides was down in Los Angeles through the first half of this year, but gang killings were up 13%, police said.
Gangs killed 112 people citywide. But in South-Central Los Angeles, the number of gang killings remained at 66, the same level as last year, a fact police said is a result of their increased presence in the area.
Homicides overall dropped by more than a fifth in the city, from 416 to 330.
In South-Central Los Angeles, homicides dropped 28.8%, from 215 to 153.
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