Two people fatally shot in South Los Angeles
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Two people were fatally shot early Sunday in South Los Angeles, police said.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of 79th Street and Stanford Avenue shortly after 8 a.m., according to a Los Angeles Police Department official.
No arrests have been made and no other details were available about the victims or a possible motive for the crime.
![LOCATION: 19700 Bloomfield Avenue (Don Knabe Community Regional Park) AREA/CITY: Cerritos DETAILS: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are responding to a shooting investigation. The incident was reported Sunday, August 31, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., on the 19700 block of Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos. The victims [2 Male Adults] were transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51c209d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1071x716+120+0/resize/1024x685!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Fb5%2F92f4f0cb466e973345eb70e0cb46%2Fscreenshot-two-dead.jpg)
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