9 Slain, 7 Hurt in Weekend Violence

Two men and a woman who all appeared to be in their late teens were found shot to death Sunday in a Santa Fe Springs park, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The bodies were discovered at about 6 a.m. near a barbecue pit at Lake Center Park in the 11600 block of Florence Avenue, Deputy Rob Weber said.

Deputies found the bodies while responding to two calls reporting shots fired, Weber said. One resident said the shots came from a nearby high school, and another said the shots came from a site several blocks away from the school, Weber said. No suspects were in custody, and it was not known if the victims were shot elsewhere and dumped in the park, he said.

The triple homicide is among nine killings reported in the county over the weekend. In other violence:

- An unidentified man was found shot to death at 5:45 a.m. Sunday in a front yard in the 1000 block of West 107th Street in unincorporated county territory, deputies said.

- A 31-year-old man who had been beaten to death was dumped from a car onto Marland Street, just north of Orange Avenue, in La Puente at about 1 a.m. Sunday. He was identified as Ismael Lugo of La Puente. A suspect who was arrested near the scene was identified by the Sheriff’s Department as Raul Canseco, 28, of El Monte.

- A 14-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man were killed, and three other people were wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday night outside the Little Five Point Liquor Store in the 2600 block of Mountain Avenue in El Monte. Alin Garcia, the 14-year-old, died at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina of a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. David Tornell, who was shot in the abdomen, died at Greater El Monte Community Hospital, authorities said.

- A 19-year-old El Monte man fleeing from a robber was shot and killed Friday night in his driveway in the 2700 block of Maxon Road. Two companions were unharmed and the gunman escaped, police said. The victim’s name was not released.

- Five people were shot, one of them fatally, Friday night during a drive-by shooting in the 5000 block of West Ferndale Street in the Mid-City area. The group was standing on Ferndale near Alsace Street when someone in a red Jeep pulled up to the curb and opened fire, authorities said. Police identified the dead man as Terre Purnell, 24.