Lincoln Heights A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded while walking on a sidewalk on Sunday night, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at 9:48 p.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of Manitou Avenue, according to Officer F. Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Police Department s Operations Center.
The teen heard someone behind him and started to run, Gonzalez said. The suspect fired multiple rounds at the boy, but his wounds were not life- threatening.
The victim was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle and had stable vital sighs, Gonzalez said. Support community news in 2021
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Protesters clash with police during Breonna Taylor rally in Hollywood; 11 arrested
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LOS ANGELES - Demonstrators clashed with police in Hollywood while commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky home and whose death has triggered angry protests nationwide.
Police Chief Michel Moore said three officers were injured, none seriously, and 11 people were arrested, nine businesses were vandalized and smoke grenades as well as other projectiles were thrown at police.
Video from the scene Saturday showed protesters climbing onto a Los Angeles police car and helmeted officers taking up positions near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street to contain about two dozen demonstrators.