Driver, 14, Killed by Shots From 2nd Car
A 14-year-old youth from the Crenshaw area was fatally wounded early Monday when shots were fired at the car he was driving from another car as both cars drove south on Crenshaw Boulevard near 39th Street, Los Angeles police said.
Shortly after the shooting, police suggested that a driving dispute may have led to the shooting. But later Monday, South Bureau Homicide Detective James K. Vena said detectives “really have no idea” why the shots were fired.
Vena said Shawn Thomas was struck in the chest by a single bullet. One of his passengers took over the wheel and drove to Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center in Hawthorne, where the youth died a few minutes later.
Police said the gunman and his driver sped away from the scene and no suspects were in custody.
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