1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Shooting Outside Theater
In the second shooting of its kind in less than a week, one man was killed and two others were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded Torrance theater showing the crime movie “Set It Off,” police said Sunday.
The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. Saturday after members of two rival gangs got into a fight outside the United Artists theater at the Del Amo Fashion Center, Sgt. E.C. LaLonde said.
“At least one punch was thrown before a handgun was brought out,” he said.
Wednesday, one person was shot inside a Lakewood theater that also featured “Set It Off,” a movie about four female bank robbers.
Two others were injured as hundreds of screaming patrons tried to run from the gunfire. Witnesses said a fight between the Crips and the Bloods street gangs triggered the shooting.
In Saturday’s incident, police said, one person was shot in the shoulder, another in the abdomen. A third victim who was hit in the chest died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Within hours of the shooting, Torrance police arrested an adult and a juvenile on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
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