Crime & Safety
Woman Fatally Shot In Compton
Paramedics rushed the victim — who was described as a female Asian adult — to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
COMPTON, CA — A woman was fatally shot Saturday in Compton.
The shooting occurred at about 5:50 a.m. in the 1600 block of East Kay Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Paramedics rushed the victim -- who was described as a female Asian adult -- to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead with one gunshot wound to the lower torso.
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No further information was released. The sheriff's Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information regarding the homicide to call them at 323-890- 5500, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
—City News Service