| UPDATE: June 17, 2021. In a release, LBPD says a man (adult) who shot a 17 year old in the report below appears to have done so to defend a robbery victim. Details at this link.
(May 29, 2021 updated 1:45 p.m. from intiial 2:25 a.m.) -- A male now identified as a juvenile (age 17) was shot to death, and a second man was wounded, in a violent robbery -- that LBPD is investigating as gang related -- that included shootings at a hotel in the 3600 block of Santa Fe Ave. (CD 7/Uranga.) [UPDATE] In a midafternoon May 29 release, LBPD says first arriving officers located a male victim in the parking area of the hotel suffering from apparent gunshot wounds...Officers rendered medical aid until LBFD personnel arrived and determined the victim to be deceased at the scene. The officers also located a male adult victim in a hotel room with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. The male adult victim was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition. In updated information, LBPD's release states: Based on the preliminary investigation, the decedent contacted the shooting victim in the parking lot of the hotel and assaulted him while robbing him at gunpoint. During the robbery, another male suspect joined in the robbery and the decedent fired a handgun multiple times, striking the robbery victim and striking the additional robbery suspect. The additional robbery suspect fled the scene on foot and is currently outstanding. The fight continued between the decedent and the robbery victim until another male adult subject intervened and shot the decedent, and then fled the scene. He is also currently outstanding. Homicide detectives arrived about 1 a.m. It's LB's third shooting in less than twelve hours (LBREPORT.com coverage of the two previous shootings here and here.)
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