4 Teen-Agers Arrested in Slaying of Liquor Store Owner
Four of five teenagers allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a 59-year-old Rancho Palos Verdes woman Friday at her Gardena liquor store were arrested at the scene, police said.
Chong Lee, owner of Casino Liquor, in the 16900 block of Western Avenue, was shot several times about 11 a.m. She died at Los Angeles Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, said Sgt. Charles Balo of the Gardena Police Department.
He refused to disclose the motive for the attack, but did say the suspects were taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Balo said police were still looking for the fifth teen.
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