Teenager Killed in Drive-by Shooting
From Times Staff Writers
A teenage boy was killed and a young man wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday night at a Watts housing project, according to Los Angeles police.
Melvon Massey, 15, and Mark Brider, 23, were shot around 9:50 p.m.in the 2200 block of East 114th Street in the Imperial Courts projects in Watts, said Officer Sara Faden.
Massey was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Faden said. Brider was in critical condition.
By Sunday afternoon, police did not have any suspects.
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