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Man, 20, Fatally Shot In South Los Angeles

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A 20-year-old man was fatally shot shortly after 5 p.m. near Jefferson and Crenshaw boulevards in the Jefferson Park area, according to police.

Cleon Joseph of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section says two suspects approached the victim and shot him in the chest.

It is not clear if the suspects were on foot or in a vehicle, Joseph said.

The unidentified victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.

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