Compton shooting leaves one dead, two wounded
Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and two others wounded in Compton early Monday morning.
The incident took place on the 400 block of West Magnolia Street, according to a sheriff’s report.
One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known.
This is the 14th homicide in Compton in 2012, according to The Times' Homicide Report.
No further details were available early Monday.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call homicide detectives, at (323) 890-5500.
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Photo: Investigators at the scene in Compton, where a shooting early Monday morning left two people injured and one man dead. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times.
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