Limousine Becomes Weapon in Gang Attack
In what several veteran investigators called a first, gang members used an expensive new weapon in a gang attack--a limousine.
Police said Wednesday that several street-gang members stole a dark blue limousine late Tuesday night and used it to spray gunfire at a home near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, killing one man and wounding three others. No arrests were made.
Newton Station detectives believe the shooting was gang-related because of problems reported near the 200 block of West 47th Place, where the attack occurred. The dead man was identified as Robert Lewis Riley Jr., 19.
Several veteran investigators said it was the first time that they could recall a limousine being used in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
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