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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives Saturday are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in an unincorporated area between Gardena and Compton.
Deputies were called at 11:58 p.m. Friday to the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue, between Main and San Pedro streets, in Willowbrook regarding a shooting.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, said homicide Lt. Steven De Jong.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org.