Broadway-Manchester: Daquawn Allen, 13

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Daquawn Allen, a 13-year-old black youth, was shot twice in the chest and died Sunday, Aug. 16. Allen was shot shortly after noon at 88th Place and Broadway in Broadway-Manchester, authorities said.

Daquawn, whom police identified as a gang member, was taken to a hospital where he died, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

-- Bettina Boxall
Update, Sept. 18: A gang feuds fallout: A ‘trivial’ dispute between two former allies turns deadly, threatening an area’s turnaround