Two homeless men fatally shot near downtown L.A.’s Skid Row
1 week, 4 days ago

Two homeless men fatally shot near downtown L.A.’s Skid Row

LA Times  

Police investigate a shooting outside the Cloud Smoke Shop at 560 S. Los Angeles St. early Saturday. Two homeless men were fatally shot early Saturday morning on a downtown L.A. street near Skid Row, police said. The shooting occurred about 12:50 a.m. in the 500 block of South Los Angeles Street, said LAPD Officer Jeff Lee. The 500 block of South Los Angeles Street downtown, where two homeless men were fatally shot Saturday morning.

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Two shootings by LAPD officers are under investigation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Two shootings by LAPD officers are under investigation

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating two separate shootings by officers Thursday that left one officer and two men injured. He said LAPD officers and U.S. marshals were serving an arrest warrant for a man suspected of child abuse when at some point he opened fire at them, grazing an officer and prompting the others to fire back, striking …

Three homeless men murdered in Los Angeles, LAPD launch manhunt for ‘hooded figure’
1 year, 1 month ago

Three homeless men murdered in Los Angeles, LAPD launch manhunt for ‘hooded figure’

Hindustan Times  

A series of shootings targeting homeless people sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles has left three men dead and sparked a manhunt for the killer. The third and latest victim, a 52-year-old man, was shot on Wednesday around 2:30 a.m. All three victims were alone and in open areas when they were approached and shot by the suspect, who …

Suspect arrested in killings of three L.A. homeless people
1 year, 1 month ago

Suspect arrested in killings of three L.A. homeless people

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, LAPD Chief Michel Moore, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Dist. Moore described the killings as “senseless” and said footage of at least one homicide shows Powell acting borderline indifferent as he takes a man’s life. Moore said investigators linked the car to the killings of the homeless victims, though he didn’t say how, and …

L.A. police search for gunman who killed 3 homeless people as they slept
1 year, 1 month ago

L.A. police search for gunman who killed 3 homeless people as they slept

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore, left, is joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. County Dist. Los Angeles police have launched a search for a killer suspected of fatally shooting three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, police officials announced Friday. The killings raised new alarms in Los Angeles’ homeless community, which a count completed earlier this …

Two men killed in Canada by man police say targeted homeless people
2 years, 5 months ago

Two men killed in Canada by man police say targeted homeless people

LA Times  

A police officer standing near a police vehicle with bullet holes in the windshield and passenger window at the scene of a shooting in Langley, Canada, on Monday. A man who targeted homeless people fatally shot two men in a Vancouver suburb before being shot and killed by police, authorities said Monday. Police had issued a cellphone alert saying they …

LAPD investigating killings of two homeless men in nearby shootings in Pacoima
2 years, 8 months ago

LAPD investigating killings of two homeless men in nearby shootings in Pacoima

LA Times  

L.A. police are investigating the shooting deaths of two homeless men. Los Angeles police on Monday said they were investigating the killings of two homeless men in separate shootings in Pacoima over the weekend. The two incidents fit a years-long trend involving homeless people falling victim to L.A. gun violence in increasing numbers. In the first incident, at about noon …

Officials hunt for man shooting homeless in NYC, Washington DC
2 years, 9 months ago

Officials hunt for man shooting homeless in NYC, Washington DC

Al Jazeera  

Two men are dead and three others wounded in unprovoked attacks on homeless people sleeping on US streets. Police were conducting a sprawling manhunt on Monday for a gunman suspected of carrying out a series of “cold-blooded” shootings of homeless men on the streets of Washington, DC and New York City. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said police officers …

Man found dead after tent fire on L.A. skid row
3 years, 9 months ago

Man found dead after tent fire on L.A. skid row

LA Times  

A man in a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles’ skid row was found dead Thursday after a tent fire. Lopez said a security team that’s contracted by the district first spotted the smoke and responded to the fire, trying unsuccessfully to extinguish it. In 2019, a string of attacks involving fire or incendiary devices left homeless people dead or …

L.A.’s surge in homicides fueled by gang violence, killings of homeless people
4 years, 2 months ago

L.A.’s surge in homicides fueled by gang violence, killings of homeless people

LA Times  

Gangs, homelessness and other issues are cited in an LAPD report on the recent surge in homicides. In the department’s South Bureau, more than a quarter of the 81 killings were suspected of being gang-related — with the motives in many others still unclear — and several involved homeless people. Coburn deserved better, Bishop said, adding, “He was just in …

4 wounded in ‘unusual’ downtown L.A. shooting near police station
5 years, 4 months ago

4 wounded in ‘unusual’ downtown L.A. shooting near police station

LA Times  

Four people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon and police were searching for a man and a woman suspected in the attack. Gunfire erupted shortly after noon in San Julian Park at 5th and San Julian streets, where homeless people often congregate, according to the LAPD. The park is one block east of the …

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