South-Central Man Arrested in Shooting at Track Meet
Los Angeles police arrested a 22-year-old Tuesday whom they allege shot a Panorama City man in the face, seriously wounding him, during a track meet at Cleveland High School in Reseda early this month.
Suspected gang member Lafayette Hudspeth was arrested in his South-Central Los Angeles apartment on suspicion of attempted murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, police said. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to prosecutors.
Hudspeth is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in the West Valley Jail, where he was being held without bail.
Los Angeles police anti-gang officers are looking for two additional suspects, who could face lesser charges, Lt. George Rock said.
On May 1, the suspects got into an argument with two 18-year-olds at a track meet between Cleveland and Granada Hills high schools. “There was some staring back and forth,” Rock said. “That escalated into verbal confrontation like: ‘Hey, what are you looking at?--Let’s take it outside.’ ”
In the student parking lot, the men got into a fistfight and Hudspeth drew a handgun and fired at one of the 18-year-olds, Rock said.
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