4 Slain in Series of Shootings
Violence in Los Angeles County resulted in four apparently unrelated homicides, officials said Saturday.
A saloon security guard died late Friday after exchanging gunfire with a drunk customer he had evicted, police said. Shot in the chest, the security guard fired six shots at his assailant, but the man fled unhurt, police said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Kevin Wheel, 19, of Lakewood was shot in the head and back while driving in the 22000 block of Norwalk Boulevard in Hawaiian Gardens about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Sheriff’s Deputy Mary Landreth said. Wheel died at Long Beach Community Hospital.
In East Compton, a 47-year-old Los Angeles man was shot to death in the 16300 block of Essey Avenue, Landreth said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Landreth said a shooting in Maywood early Saturday left an 18-year-old man dead and a 16-year-old boy hospitalized in stable condition. Their names were not released.
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