Posted on 01/20/2008 10:54:17 AM PST by Mount Athos
Long Beach - Groups of gunmen attacked two separate parties during the night in the Los Angeles area, killing two teenagers and wounding at least nine other people, authorities said on Sunday.
There were no immediate arrests in either shooting, police said.
The first shooting happened late on Saturday in Long Beach, where several gang members apparently crashed a birthday party and started a fight, said police sergeant Dina Zapalski.
A 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl died of gunshot wounds, said Zapalski. Another 17-year-old boy suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Early on Sunday, four or five men turned up at a party in Compton and opened fire, said Los Angeles county sheriff's deputy Tony Moore.
Eight people were wounded in the Compton shooting, three of them critically, authorities said.
Moore said it was not known if that attack was gang-related.
Circled around the traffic circle?
Well said and I will say it again. We should be ashamed.
I can understand that parent’s anger.
Thank you FreeKitty.
You are welcome.
I used to have friends who lived in Long Beach in the 70s. Back then there were many areas which were fine to live in, but were starting to turn. I recall one girl’s moving because they found a dead body in a dumpster behind her apartment.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has, basically, instructed the L.A. police not to interfere with Hispanic activities. When there was a Hispanic riot in the partk last fall, the police got into serious trouble for trying to break it up.
I thank my lucky stars I was able to move out of CA when I did and back to the relative safety of the Midwest.
I grew up in inner-city Milwaukee. It’s worse than one can possibly imagine today. Our old German, working class neighborhood is now Gangland territory.
Proof positive of what years of Socialism and Democrat elected officials can do to any of our fine cities!
“Some party we have become.”
Yep. Any of these crime-riddled cities are the result of Democrats “on purpose” and Republicans “in spite of.”
It’s easy to say that it’s the ‘Rats fault, but we did nothing to stop it, either.
I agree Diana. We did nothing to stop it. We thought we did, but then our side sold us out. In the end, the result is the same, unless we put an end to it.
All I can say is that after THIS depressing conversation, those Packers had better kick some Giant butt today! What say you? ;)
I think these were black guys, not Hispanics. Same rules apply, anyway?
I like cheese.
Wouldn’t want to offend the voters, probably.
You forgot the part where all of the perps were sentenced to probation, no jail time.
No-Just illustrating what kind of an area it is.
The Judge was loaded up with “White Guilt”
Where is Paul Kersey when you need him?
He’ll be around someday - when things get bad enough...
RIP.
The Canadian drummer ?
I just hope it happens in my lifetime and not my children's. To be more specific I hope it happens before my old, tired body gives out and I can't fight a counterinsurgency campaign with the young'uns.
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