Teen-Ager Surrenders in Weekend Slaying
An El Segundo teen-ager turned himself in to police Wednesday in connection with a weekend slaying that has prompted authorities to take measures to guard against possible gang retaliation.
The late-night confrontation between a truckload of Burbank youths and 20 to 25 El Segundo teen-agers ended with many of the local youths chasing the truck through neighboring cities and one El Segundo teen-ager allegedly killing a Burbank youth and wounding another with a rifle, police said.
Although no gang link has been confirmed, authorities fearing reprisals have doubled police patrols, moved upcoming high school sporting events to unpublicized locations, shut the city’s Teen Center and convened community meetings. Hundreds of residents attended a meeting Tuesday night, some questioning whether their children could safely play outside, school officials said.
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