Crime & Safety
Boy Killed by Gunfire in Southbay ID'd as Johnny Delgado
Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call the Sheriff's department.
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally shot in the Avalon Village area of Carson was identified today.
The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 23400 block of South Avalon Boulevard, said Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. No arrests were reported.
Johnny Delgado died at a hospital, said coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter. His home town was not known, Winter said.
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The teen “had been struck by gunfire several times,” Schrader said. The shooting appeared to be gang-related, authorities said.
Anyone knowing more about the crime was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, (323) 890-5500.
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