1 Teen Killed, 1 Injured After Gang Members Open Fire at Party
A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed Thursday and another teen-ager was wounded when three gang members burst into a birthday party in South Los Angeles and opened fire, police said.
Veronica Basua was shot in the abdomen and died at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, detectives said.
A 14-year-old boy was struck by stray shotgun pellets and suffered minor wounds, officers said.
About 30 people were attending the birthday party in the 300 block of East 106th Street when the three gang members showed up, police said.
One of the intruders, a 17-year-old who was later arrested, ran into a rear yard shortly after noon, pulled a shotgun from his coat and began firing into the group of party-goers, detectives said.
The group at the party included members of different gangs, investigators said.
Several hours later, police arrested the 17-year-old at his home nearby. His name was not released because of his age.
The two youths who crashed the party with him remained at large.
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