A man carrying his baby sustained as many as 15 gunshot wounds and died later
2 Dead After Glassell Park Gun Battle
LOS ANGELES Officers fatally shot an armed suspect and wounded another in a gun battle near Glassell Park Thursday, just minutes after a gang-related drive-by shooting that fatally wounded a man carrying a 2-year-old girl.
The girl was not shot, but did suffer bruises after being dropped. The man carrying the toddler sustained as many as 15 gunshot wounds and died later at a hospital.
The shooting happened just after noon at Estara Avenue and Drew Street, Officer Kate Lopez said. No officers were injured.
"What we do know is that three suspects exited that car -- all three with firearms," Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz said. "At least two of them fired at the officers, possibly three fired at the officers.
"The officers fired back, striking two of the suspects. One expired at the scene. One was wounded and has been transported to a local hospital. Another, we're told, fled on foot, and we believe the driver fled in his vehicle."
According to police, gang violence has erupted in the area in the past month, prompting additional resources to be assigned to the area.
"Just before noon today, there was a shooting about 10 to 15 blocks from here," LAPD Assistant Chief Jim McDonald said. "At that location, there was a man walking down the street carrying a 2-year-old child. The suspects in this vehicle drove by -- we believe it was this vehicle -- drove by, shot the victim in this case a number of times. The victim went down at the scene, dropped the baby. Someone else came along and picked up the baby."
The baby girl was later found at a hospital, police said, and the man who was shot died later at a hospital.
"The vehicle then left that area and went around the corner and engaged in a shooting with another vehicle. We are still looking for further information on that shooting," McDonald said.
According to Chief William Bratton, officers assigned to the area came by anticipating the suspects would return to the neighborhood, which he called the "heart and soul of the Avenues gang."
McDonald said the suspects did return.
"The officers then encountered the suspects. The suspects ... got out of the vehicle, immediately opened fire on the police car and the officers," McDonald said.
Police said the officers returned fire, killing one suspect. A second suspect fired at officers as he ran from the area. Police shot that suspect, who survived and was taken to a hospital.
A third suspect ran from the scene, and was believed to have barricaded himself in an apartment building in the area. He was arrested shortly after 5 p.m.
A fourth suspect, the vehicle's driver, left the scene and was still being sought.
"Fortunately our officers are the ones left standing after that shooting," Bratton said.
Fletcher Drive School and Washington Irving Middle School were locked down as police searched for the suspect that remained at large.
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2 Dead After Glassell Park Gun Battle
LOS ANGELES Officers fatally shot an armed suspect and wounded another in a gun battle near Glassell Park Thursday, just minutes after a gang-related drive-by shooting that fatally wounded a man carrying a 2-year-old girl.
The girl was not shot, but did suffer bruises after being dropped. The man carrying the toddler sustained as many as 15 gunshot wounds and died later at a hospital.
The shooting happened just after noon at Estara Avenue and Drew Street, Officer Kate Lopez said. No officers were injured.
"What we do know is that three suspects exited that car -- all three with firearms," Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz said. "At least two of them fired at the officers, possibly three fired at the officers.
"The officers fired back, striking two of the suspects. One expired at the scene. One was wounded and has been transported to a local hospital. Another, we're told, fled on foot, and we believe the driver fled in his vehicle."
According to police, gang violence has erupted in the area in the past month, prompting additional resources to be assigned to the area.
"Just before noon today, there was a shooting about 10 to 15 blocks from here," LAPD Assistant Chief Jim McDonald said. "At that location, there was a man walking down the street carrying a 2-year-old child. The suspects in this vehicle drove by -- we believe it was this vehicle -- drove by, shot the victim in this case a number of times. The victim went down at the scene, dropped the baby. Someone else came along and picked up the baby."
The baby girl was later found at a hospital, police said, and the man who was shot died later at a hospital.
"The vehicle then left that area and went around the corner and engaged in a shooting with another vehicle. We are still looking for further information on that shooting," McDonald said.
According to Chief William Bratton, officers assigned to the area came by anticipating the suspects would return to the neighborhood, which he called the "heart and soul of the Avenues gang."
McDonald said the suspects did return.
"The officers then encountered the suspects. The suspects ... got out of the vehicle, immediately opened fire on the police car and the officers," McDonald said.
Police said the officers returned fire, killing one suspect. A second suspect fired at officers as he ran from the area. Police shot that suspect, who survived and was taken to a hospital.
A third suspect ran from the scene, and was believed to have barricaded himself in an apartment building in the area. He was arrested shortly after 5 p.m.
A fourth suspect, the vehicle's driver, left the scene and was still being sought.
"Fortunately our officers are the ones left standing after that shooting," Bratton said.
Fletcher Drive School and Washington Irving Middle School were locked down as police searched for the suspect that remained at large.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
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