Toddler Witnesses Father Critically Shot in South Central
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3-16-24 9:19 pm
LOCATION: 51st and Wall St
AREA/CITY: South Central
DETAILS:
- LAPD Newton Division responded to a reported man shot on Wall Street near 51st Street
- Officers arrived and discovered a man in his 40s critically shot in the back
- The man’s toddler witnessed the shooting; the mother frantically arrived to the little boy devastated; he made comments like “I heard the gunshots” and “Is daddy ok.”
- Bullet casings were scattered around several vehicles, including a truck that had their rear window shot out.
- LAPD Newton is investigating the incident
HANDLING AGENCIES: LAPD Newton Division, LAFD
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