Security Guard Shot to Death at Party
From Times Staff Reports
A security guard screening partygoers at a rave in the 6000 block of Broadway was fatally shot early Sunday by a man who was denied entrance, police said.
John Henry Smith, 33, of Hawaiian Gardens, was shot once in the face by a gunman who was turned away at the door, Det. Elizabeth Rico said.
The gunman quickly fled the scene and remains at large, Rico said.
A coroner’s official said Smith died at Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Center.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
