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Man Shot While Trying To Break Up Fight Outside Hollywood Restaurant

A 42-year-old man is hospitalized in intensive care after trying to help a stranger who was being attacked outside a popular Hollywood restaurant following a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The incident occurred at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning outside El Compadre Mexican restaurant in the 7400 block of Sunset Boulevard. “We were cleaning things up, putting our equipment away for the night and these two cars pull up, looked like they were already having an altercation,” Jorge Ramirez-Galdamez, an artistic events creator who had been hired by the restaurant, told KTLA. As he was wrapping things up on the back patio, he said the argument between the two groups started to escalate. “This guy came out of the backseat, ran to the other vehicle and through the window, while the window was down, proceeded to punch this woman repeatedly and then continued to open the door and punch her while she was unconscious,” Ramirez-Galdamez said. When the 42-year-old came to the woman’s defense, the attacker pulled out a gun and shot him in the stomach. The gunman then took off in a Mercedes G Wagon with the female victim inside.

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Couple In Bentley Shot At During Alleged Follow-Home Robbery Attempt In Valley Village

A couple in a Bentley was involved in what police believe may have been a follow-home robbery attempt in Valley Village that turned into a shooting and ended in a multi-vehicle crash. It happened Wednesday afternoon on Coldwater Canyon Avenue near La Maida Street. According to police, a 27-year-old man and a woman were sitting inside the Bentley, parked in a driveway at an apartment complex about a block from the 101 Freeway. They were waiting to pick up a friend, police said. The suspect approached the driver's side window with a gun and began demanding money and jewelry, police said. That's when the driver put the Bentley in reverse in an effort to get away but ended up hitting a red vehicle that was heading southbound on Coldwater Canyon. The driver of that red car was a woman in her 70s who ended up being sent to the hospital. She reported having only minor pain. A nearby parked vehicle was also hit in the collision. The LAPD said the suspect shot at the Bentley twice before taking off but no one was injured. The suspect was then picked up by someone driving a dark-colored sedan and remains on the run.

ABC 7

Man Hospitalized After Massive Brawl Breaks Out In Westchester Bowling Alley

A 30-year-old man was sent to the hospital after 20 people jumped one person in a Westchester bowling alley. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the massive brawl broke out at about 10:45 p.m. inside the Bowlero bowling alley in the 8700 block of Lincoln Avenue. As soon as LAPD arrived all of the 20 suspects scattered and police have yet to make any arrests. Paramedics rushed the victim, who was conscious and breathing, to the hospital. He suffered multiple lacerations. The bowling alley has been closed at this time.

CBS 2

Suspected LA Road Rage Driver Slams Into Cars At Full Speed In Woodland Hills

A man was arrested for assault in Woodland Hills after he was caught on camera slamming into several cars in a suspected road rage incident. It happened May 3 on Ventura Boulevard near the 101 Freeway overpass around 1:40 p.m. Police said the suspect, later identified as 22-year-old Seth Pointe, hit a Range Rover then backed his Mustang into a Ford truck. Wild video showed the Mustang pausing for a short moment as an unidentified woman is seen in the street, telling people to call 911. "Get back in your car ma'am, he's gonna hit you," someone is heard saying. That's when the Mustang slammed into the driver's side of the box truck in which the person recording the video was inside. The camera person moved to the passenger seat, then stumbled out of the truck and continued to film. The Mustang then reversed again - but this time into oncoming traffic on the opposite side of the street. The car then proceeded to go forward and crash into a Porsche, police said. 

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Judge Rejects Motion For New Trial In Rapper Tory Lanez Case

A Los Angeles judge Tuesday rejected a bid for a new trial for jailed rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet three years ago in the Hollywood Hills. Lanez current attorney, Jose Baez — who famously won an acquittal for Casey Anthony — argued Monday that procedural errors, prosecutorial misconduct, discovery violations and ineffective counsel led to his client’s conviction in December on one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. But back in court on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford denied the motion for a new trial. “The court finds no error, prosecutorial misconduct or newly discovered evidence,” Herriford said. “Motion denied.” Sentencing for the 30-year-old Canadian rap star, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was scheduled for June 13. Lanez is facing up to 22 years and eight months in prison.

MyNewsLA

Lily Collins' Wedding Rings Stolen From Spa At West Hollywood Hotel: Report

"Emily in Paris" star Lily Collins was reportedly robbed of her jewelry during a visit to a luxury spa at a West Hollywood hotel over the weekend. TMZ reports the actress had locked up her engagement and wedding rings at the Edition Hotel on Sunset Boulevard prior to her spa session. But when she returned, she found her jewelry as well as some electronics missing. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating and looking over the hotel's security video, acording to TMZ. No arrests have been made at this time. Collins announced her engagement to film director and writer Charlie McDowell in 2020. The couple married in September 2021 in Dutton Hot Springs, Colorado. Earlier this month, "Happy Days" star and longtime Los Angeles resident Scott Baio announced his decision to move out of California due to "homelessness" and "no consequences for crime that is rampant," adding that "it’s just not a safe place anymore." He isn't the only one to make such remarks. Other celebrities including Mark Wahlberg, Katherine Heigl, and Brad Pitt have also relocated from California elsewhere citing similar concerns involving safety and quality of life.

FOX 11

Texas Officer, Suspect Dead Following Shooting While Serving Warrant

A Texas police officer died after being shot while serving a search warrant related to a domestic violence call on Wednesday evening. Cameron police responded to a report of a gunshot victim at a store and learned that the victim had run from her home after her spouse shot her in the back of the neck, KCEN reported. Cameron officers obtained a warrant and with the Milam County Sheriff’s Office, Rockdale Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety went to the residence. In a Facebook post, Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore stated that when officers went to serve the warrant, the suspect opened fire and law enforcement personnel returned fire. One Cameron officer was wounded and transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries, Fox 44 reported. The suspect was also mortally wounded. The identity of the fallen officer was not reported pending notification of next of kin. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident. 

PoliceOne

13-Year-Old Opens Fire Several Times On Florida Officers, Wounding 1, During Pursuit

A 13-year-old boy armed with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun shot a Florida police officer — and ended up shot himself when another cop returned fire, according the Lakeland Police Department. Both the officer and teen are hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, police said at a Wednesday, May 10, press conference. The officer was hit in the left foot, while the boy was shot in the “lower extremities,” officials said. Investigators accused the boy of engaging police in at least two gunfights, both Wednesday at a crowded apartment community. “(The suspect) had no regard for life. None. Zero,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at the press conference. “He may be 13 years chronologically, but he’s a hardened criminal willing to shoot it out with cops. And we’re going to do our very best to send him to prison for a very long time. ... He is a very dangerous, hardened criminal.” The series of events began around 5:15 p.m., when witnesses reported a white Dodge Avenger had been involved in a drive-by shooting at Simpson Park, police said. Officer Jamie Smith was nearby when he saw the vehicle and began a pursuit that ended with three people jumping from the vehicle and running, officials said.

Charlotte Observer

Large Fire Erupts At Hermon Park, Damaging Several Structures

A large fire erupted at Hermon Park, also known as Arroyo Seco Park, early Thursday morning. At least three buildings were caught in the blaze that began around 3 a.m. The LAFD believes the fire began at a vacant Parks and Recreation structure and quickly spread to a shed occupied with landscape equipment and an office building. Firefighters were able to put out the fire, despite difficulty accessing the vacant structure, since it was boarded up. An investigation is underway to find out what caused the fire. No injuries were reported.

ABC 7

Health Officials Urge Monkeypox Vaccines Before LA Pride Events

Los Angeles County health officials recommended Wednesday that people at high risk for monkeypox get fully vaccinated before upcoming gay pride events. “While there have been only three confirmed new mpox cases reported since March 1 in Los Angeles County, the recently reported cluster of at least 14 mpox cases in the Chicago area highlights the high potential for mpox resurgence locally,'' according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The department "strongly" recommended that those at higher risk get fully vaccinated with two doses of the mpox vaccine for maximum protection against severe illness. Monkeypox -- or mpox, as it is commonly referred to in the medical and research community -- is mainly spread through direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person during intimate physical contact or sex. However, officials noted that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that some infected people who have no symptoms can still spread the infection up to four days before they develop symptoms. 

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COVID Global Health Emergency Is Officially Ending, WHO Says, But Warns Virus Remains A Risk

The World Health Organization announced Friday it would declare an end to the global COVID-19 emergency, urging countries to begin transitioning their response to a virus that it warns still remains a global health threat. "The worst thing any country could do now is to use this news as a reason to let down its guard, to dismantle the systems it has built, or to send the message to its people that COVID-19 is nothing to worry about," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director-general, told reporters Friday. WHO's move follows a meeting of the United Nations agency's emergency committee Thursday, more than three years after the panel had first recommended in 2020 that the WHO declare an emergency over the outbreak in China. Several nations have already ended their own national COVID-19 emergencies, or plan to do so soon. 

CBS 2

City Councilwoman Hernandez Pushes For Redevelopment Of Lincoln Heights Jail For Housing

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a motion today seeking a report on the feasibility of rehabilitating the site of the former Lincoln Heights Jail for affordable housing and mixed- use development to serve the surrounding neighborhood. The jail located at 401 N. Avenue 19 has been vacant since 2014, according to Hernandez's motion. It was originally built in the 1930s to hold 625 people but quickly became overpopulated and ultimately held nearly 2,800 people by mid-century. The city and county of Los Angeles decommissioned the jail in 1965 due to overcrowding and the cost of maintenance. "The Lincoln Heights Jail is a physical embodiment of the criminalization and discrimination that has impacted generations of residents in Northeast L.A.," said Hernandez, who represents the First District, where the jail is located. "This parcel of land is sitting vacant and almost entirely unused in the middle of a neighborhood with an unprecedented need for deeply affordable housing, community resources and economic development. My office will be leading the charge to finally demolish this jail and rehabilitate the land for use that will serve Lincoln Heights and the broader Northeast LA community."

CBS 2

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