Woman slain in officer-involved shooting in Watts [Updated]
A woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Watts -- the area's second fatal shooting of the day involving police, authorities said.
The slaying occurred about 7:20 p.m. after patrol officers responded to a "shots fired" call in the 10000 block of Anzac Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The name of the woman was not released. Investigators were going to the scene.
[Updated 9:08 p.m: Officers responded to reports that the woman was shooting at her daughter and her grandchildren, according to LAPD Officer Karen Rayner.]
Meanwhile, police identified a man killed Wednesday morning by officers as Jose Solario Abraham, 46. He allegedly confronted officers in the 1700 block of East 115th Street with a shotgun and knife and refused commands to drop the weapons. Officers opened fire after he pointed the shotgun at them, according to the LAPD.
-- Andrew Blankstein and Robert J. Lopez
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Good. One less nutcase.
Posted by: Mister Chris | April 27, 2011 at 09:42 PM
Point a firearm at police, expect to be shot. There is no great mystery in this, assuming the story is told accurately.
Posted by: Lou Bricano | April 27, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Thank You LAPD for all you do....
Posted by: Miguel | April 28, 2011 at 06:33 AM
Typical Mestizo Behavior.
Posted by: Randal Taylor | April 28, 2011 at 07:17 AM
only in watts 1 police angency southeast get to kill 2 people in 1 day i think the cops was already fired up from the earlier killin over reacted a woman u know she was black or latino
Posted by: watts up | April 28, 2011 at 08:20 AM
Stand-by--- Rev. Al and Jessie are already buying plane tickets for this one....
The woman was just do'n a little motherly disssipline....and the man shot pointing the shot gun at Officers, he was just having a bad day..so it's obvious that the POlice were profiling.....
Posted by: impoundguy, Los Angeles, Ca. | April 28, 2011 at 08:20 AM
What did her daughter do that caused her to start shooting at her and her grand kids... Damn grandma...
Posted by: Cesar | April 28, 2011 at 08:31 AM
good riddance
Posted by: lagtat | April 28, 2011 at 08:37 AM
Hey Watts Up... Why don't you learn how to speak and spell before you levy judgement on a situation you clearly don't want to comprehend. Next time someone shoots a shotgun at you, don't bother calling your local police. Just drop into a fetal position,, crap in your pants and talk more bullsh*t like we all know you will do.
Posted by: SteelBlossom | April 28, 2011 at 01:42 PM