Ind Arc
Southern California - this just in
From the staff of the Los Angeles Times and…
 

| Main |

4-year-old fatally shot near Angelino Heights [UPDATED]

5:47 PM | January 13, 2009

A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed this afternoon near Angelino Heights, Los Angeles police officials reported.

The circumstances of the shooting, which was reported in the 1200 block of Court Street about 4:25 p.m., were not immediately clear. There were reports it involved a drive-by shooting.

But the boy died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest, said LAPD spokeswoman Karen Smith.

Updated, 6:45 p.m.: Police have now told us that the boy was 4, not 5, as was first reported.

Updated, 9 p.m.: An earlier version of this post stated the shooting occurred in Angelino Heights. It occurred in a neighborhood south of Angelino Heights.

For an updated version of this story, click here: Slain 4-year-old was walking with sister

-- Andrew Blankstein

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c630a53ef010536ce2b20970c

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference 4-year-old fatally shot near Angelino Heights [UPDATED]:

Comments
Post a comment
If you are under 13 years of age you may read this message board, but you may not participate.
Here are the full legal terms you agree to by using this comment form.

Comments are moderated, and will not appear until they've been approved.

If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In





Advertisement


Overheard
I was just forced to take my first furlough day last week because the City claims it has no money. Now...it's okay for the City to foot the bill for a public memorial for Michael Jackson?
 
 





Advertisement


 

Lakers: All things purple and gold
L.A. Land: Real estate news and insights
Up to Speed: L.A. car culture
Daily Travel & Deal Blog: For restless SoCal
Daily Dish: Inside scoop on food in L.A.
The Daily Mirror: L.A. crime 50 years ago
Jacket Copy : Book news and information
Culture Monster: All the arts, all the time
To Live and Buy in LA : Finding the best values online & in stores
Hero Complex : News on genre films, graphic novels, and science fiction
Pop & Hiss: The L.A. Times music blog
Show Tracker: What you're watching
Greenspace: Environmental news from California and beyond
Booster Shots : Oddities, musings and some news from the world of health
Outposts: Getting the most from the great outdoors
L.A. Unleashed: All things animal in Southern California and beyond
Money & Company: Tracking the market and economic trends
The Movable Buffet: Dispatches from Las Vegas
Technology : The business and culture of our digital lives
The Fabulous Forum: The who, what, where, when, why and why not of L.A. sports
Dodger Thoughts: Jon Weisman's daily Dodger discussions

 

Atwater Village Newbie
blogdowntown
Calbuzz
CaliforniaAuthors.com
The Canalis Report (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Capitol Weekly
Curbed Los Angeles
Eating L.A.
The Eastsider LA
The Elegant Variation
Fast Food Maven (OC Register)
The Foothill Cities Blog
Deadline Hollywood
Downtown News
FishbowlLA
Franklin Avenue
Jewish Journal
LA Metblogs
LA Observed
LA Taco
LA.Streets Blog
Los Angeles Fire Department blog
Malibu Surfside News
Mayor Sam
Neon Tommy
Dan Walters (Sacramento Bee)
Daniel Weintraub (Sacramento Bee)
The Sausage Factory (L.A. Daily News)
Science Dude (OC Register)
Seal Beach Daily
The Volokh Conspiracy
Ron Kaye L.A.
 


LOCAL FEEDS

Times Community Newspapers:
Burbank Leader
Newport Beach: Daily Pilot
Laguna Beach: Coastline Pilot

Huntington Beach Independent
Glendale News Press