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by Andrew Blankstein (LA Now/LA Times)
September 21, 2009
Los Angeles police are searching for two suspects, believed to be gang members, involved in a shooting at MacArthur Park this morning that left one man dead and a second in critical condition.
The victims, believed to be in their mid- to late 20s, were sitting on the grass in the northwest corner of the park about 10:30 a.m. when they were approached by two men who began exchanging words with them, LAPD Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz said.
One of the suspects opened fire, killing one of the men. The same gunman fired multiple times at the second man, who was in critical condition at a local hospital, Diaz said.
The incident at MacArthur Park marked the first shooting there since January 2008 and the first fatal shooting at the park since August 2006, Diaz said.
Once considered a magnet for violence, drug dealing and other crimes, the park has undergone a revival in recent years as the LAPD beefed up patrols and city leaders invested in the site. Among the features of the revived park is a new soccer field that has been popular with Westlake District residents.
“Anytime we are talking about a crime in MacArthur Park, there’s an added dimension,” Diaz said. “It’s pretty bold to do this in the day when there’s lots of people around.”
Diaz noted that there is an extensive network of cameras in and around the park, and he expects arrests will be made.
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September 21st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
From what heard from other sources. The 2 individual where eating. When a car pull up with 5 individuals they it was a black car. Use the Bank Of America cameras to identify car. 2 of them got off the vehicle. Approach the individual and staring shooting. The second individual try to stop the shooter that’s when he got shoot. End of story. FYI (By way the i.p. is not really authentic).
September 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
All we have to do ,is send those kind of people Afghanistan,to get benladin.
September 30th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
the man that got killed was my uncle!! he was going to turn 36 2 days after he got killed no one wants to help out and speak against these gang members they need to be stopped they dont understand that they take lives of people with a family and many with bright futures.