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Eight Wounded in Los Angeles Street Shooting
Breitbart ^ | 2/27/08 | THOMAS WATKINS

Posted on 02/27/2008 7:26:46 PM PST by kiriath_jearim

A gunman fired into a crowd of children and adults at a South Los Angeles bus stop Wednesday, wounding eight, authorities said. Three girls, ages 10 to 12, and a woman were in critical condition.

The gunman ran away, and streets in the area were shut down as numerous police officers rushed in.

Ezequiel Cornejo, 23, a tire mechanic, said he heard about 10 gunshots, probably from a handgun, just after neighborhood schools let out.

"After that I saw a little girl running, she was running back to the school, she was holding her arm," he said.

The shooting occurred around 3:15 p.m. at Central and Vernon avenues. Two of the victims ran away and were found wounded outside a nearby middle school, police Officer Sara Faden said.

The critically wounded were a 10-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl and a 49-year-old woman, said Fire Department spokeswoman d'Lisa Davies.

A 12-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy and two men, ages 48 and 68, had minor injuries.

It was the second major outburst of street violence in the city in a week's span.

Gang-related shootings carried out in broad daylight in the city's northeast area on Feb. 21 led to a gunbattle in which police killed one gunman, wounded another and swarmed a neighborhood with heavily armed officers who captured a third suspect. Police said the gunbattle involved members of a notorious gang entrenched in that area for decades.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; gang; gangs; lapd; shooting
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1 posted on 02/27/2008 7:26:50 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
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To: kiriath_jearim

Viva immigratione!


2 posted on 02/27/2008 7:29:38 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: kiriath_jearim
LA - more dangerous than Baghdad!
3 posted on 02/27/2008 7:31:11 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Viva immigratione!

Yeah. The Crips and the Bloods -- they were Mexican too, weren't they?

Oh, nevermind.

4 posted on 02/27/2008 7:31:26 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (the model prescribes the required behavior. disincentives ensure compliance.)
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To: kiriath_jearim

Animals


5 posted on 02/27/2008 7:33:11 PM PST by Lancer_N3502A
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To: 2banana; kristinn; tgslTakoma; trooprally

Paging Medea Benjamin, you have a call on line one.


6 posted on 02/27/2008 7:34:15 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine Niece, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Sister, Cousin, Mom and FRiend)
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To: kiriath_jearim

Poor South Los Angeles. The area is getting a reputation for lawlessness and violence. They should consider changing the name of the neighborhood to something with a patina of history and sociability. South Central has a nice ring.


7 posted on 02/27/2008 7:34:58 PM PST by concentric circles
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To: kiriath_jearim

It’s a quagmire. We should pull out now.


8 posted on 02/27/2008 7:49:11 PM PST by jrestrepo
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To: jrestrepo
I live in the middle of this crap. Ever since Villaragosa became mayor the graffiti has increased beyond belief. The murder rate continues to climb and there is no end in sight.

What made us think that having a hispanic mayor would make things better?

9 posted on 02/27/2008 7:55:16 PM PST by Loud Mime ("Life was better when cigarette companies could advertise and lawyers could not")
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To: the invisib1e hand

OK. Illegal immigration has had absolutely nothing to do with LA becoming a war zone in recent years. /ignorance is bliss commentary


10 posted on 02/27/2008 8:01:34 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: kiriath_jearim

Prayers for the victims.


11 posted on 02/27/2008 8:03:56 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: kiriath_jearim

Of course Kalifornistan’s strict gun laws keep the streets safe and things like this from happening, riiiiggghhhttt???


12 posted on 02/27/2008 8:08:37 PM PST by Emperor Palpatine ("There is no civility, only politics.")
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
But mccain says they mow yards really well!
13 posted on 02/27/2008 8:09:16 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Loud Mime

Same thing that makes people think that electing a man JUST because he is black will absolve them of their great great grand father’s sins.


14 posted on 02/27/2008 8:10:10 PM PST by jrestrepo
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To: Loud Mime

Embracing Hispanic Heritage includes community outreach to street gangs, yah know, to justify their activities.....LAAAAHHHH RAAAAAA ZAHHHH!


15 posted on 02/27/2008 8:17:48 PM PST by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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To: org.whodat
ATZLAN!*Atzlan*
16 posted on 02/27/2008 8:19:48 PM PST by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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To: kiriath_jearim

Was this in the same area as the drive by last week of the older man being riddled with bullets while holding the hand of a tot?

And then the drive by shooter having the nieghborhood shoot back and finally getting in a shoot out with the cops?


17 posted on 02/27/2008 8:23:40 PM PST by Global2010 (Election 2008 like playin Shoots and Ladders (ages 5 and up))
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To: jrestrepo

TRUE! And DC is worse!


18 posted on 02/27/2008 8:24:02 PM PST by buffyt ('It's Not the People Who Vote that Count; It's the People Who Count the Votes' ~ Stalin)
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To: concentric circles
Poor South Los Angeles. The area is getting a reputation for lawlessness and violence. They should consider changing the name of the neighborhood to something with a patina of history and sociability. South Central has a nice ring.

OMGROTF. What a perfect response.

19 posted on 02/27/2008 8:24:03 PM PST by AnnaZ (I keep 2 magnums in my desk.One's a gun and I keep it loaded.Other's a bottle and it keeps me loaded)
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To: jrestrepo

There are other methods to natural family planning.


20 posted on 02/27/2008 8:27:13 PM PST by Global2010 (Election 2008 like playin Shoots and Ladders (ages 5 and up))
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