2 Killed, 2 Injured In Separate Overnight Shootings In Compton
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — Police Monday investigated the circumstances surrounding two separate shooting incidents in Compton.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the first shooting took place just after 11 p.m. Sunday in the area of East Laurel Street and South Rose Avenue.
An adult man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Paramedics transported two other men to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. An update on their conditions was not immediately available.
The second shooting unfolded just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of West 152nd Street.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is also being withheld pending family notification.
No suspect description was provided for either incident.
It remains unclear if the shootings are related.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding either shooting has been urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
