Crime & Safety

Teen Fatally Wounded In Westlake Area Of Los Angeles

Paramedics rushed the boy to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

LOS ANGELES, CA — A 17-year-old boy was fatally wounded in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting occurred at about 7:05 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South Lake Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Paramedics rushed the boy to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

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No further information was immediately available.

— City News Service

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