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Drive-By Shooting Wounds 17 Yr Old, 5800 block Brayton (9th Dist. Near 8th Dist Border)


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(Feb. 7, 2020, 11:35 a.m.) -- A 17 year old boy was shot/wounded last night (Feb. 6) in the 5800 block of Brayton Ave. (just north of South St., one block east of Orange Ave., 9th dist. near 8th dist. border.)

An LBPD statement describes a drive-by shooting and an LBPD spoksperson says detectives believe the shooting was gang-related.

LBPD Public Information Officer Jennifer De Prez says officers responded at about 9:55 p.m. to a report of shots heard, found evidence of a shooting (casings) and learned that a 17 year old male had been hit and transported himself to a hospital.

LBPD PIO De Prez says preliminary information indicates the victim was with a group of persons outside a residence when an unknown suspect(s) shot at him from an unknown vehicle. LBPD's investigation is ongoing.

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The maps below show fatal, non-fatal and no-person hit shootings cumulated from Jan. 1, 2018 to date.


Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings; Blue * asterisk=victim hit, police unable to locate crime scene. Map is unofficial. Separate map shows Central LB area shootings.

For context, the second map shows shootings cumulated from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2017.


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