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Second Person Dies Two Months After Deadly Northridge Shooting

Authorities said a second person has died in connection with an April shooting that claimed the life of a man who was painting over graffiti in Northridge. The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday confirmed the second victim died last week. No other details were immediately released. Police arrested 24-year-old Jamal Jackson, a known gang member and convicted felon who was out on probation at the time of the deadly shooting, with the murder of 39-year-old Juan Lopez-Suarez, who was the first victim to die in the shooting. Surveillance images show the car Jackson owned and was reportedly in when he pulled up to the shooting scene. According to police, Jackson drove up and saw his gang graffiti being painted over by Lopez-Suarez, who was hired to do so for a little extra money. That's when he allegedly shot Lopez-Suarez with a Glock multiple times in the chest, police said. Lopez-Suarez was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. Three other men who were in the area were also shot by Jackson. 

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Police Investigating Deadly Shooting In Boyle Heights

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Boyle Heights Tuesday morning. Police responded to the 3400 block of Emery Street after reports of gunshots were heard in the area around 4:30 a.m. A man in his 30s was found with a gunshot wound and died at the scene. Authorities said they do not have any information on a possible suspect and it is unknown if the shooting is gang related.

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Man Hospitalized After Being Shot In West Adams Area

A man was wounded during a shooting in the West Adams area of Los Angeles on Saturday. The shooting happened at around 3:05 p.m. on Jefferson Boulevard near Buckingham Road, where officers arrived to find in his 30s suffering from a "possible gunshot wound to the head," according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison. The victim, whose identity has not been revealed, was rushed to a nearby hospital in unknown condition, but was said to be conscious and breathing at the time of transport. A possible suspect was seen fleeing in a vehicle eastbound on Jefferson Ave near Wellington Road. Officers did not disclose a motive in the shooting. 

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Woman Struck And Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver In Silver Lake

A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Silver Lake Monday night. The crash took place around 9:30 p.m. on Silver Lake Boulevard and Berkeley Avenue near a bend in the road. According to the LAPD Central Traffic Division, officers found an injured woman in the middle of the street. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. The street where the accident took place is usually lined with parked cars. Based on information from someone who may have seen the accident, police believe the woman was standing next to a vehicle before she was struck. At this time police have not shared a description of the driver or their vehicle. Authorities ask that anyone who may have seen or know any information to call the LAPD.

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2 Found Dead Inside Vacant Van Nuys Warehouse

An investigation is underway Tuesday after a man and a woman were found dead inside a vacant warehouse in Van Nuys under what authorities are calling suspicious circumstances. The Los Angeles Police Department said someone called 911 around midnight reporting they found two people dead inside the warehouse. The warehouse near Raymer Street and Sepulveda Boulevard used to be a home design and decoration business and now, officials said it’s being used as an encampment for transients in the area. LAPD officers responded to the chained-off building and made their way inside where they saw the two bodies along with what appeared to be drug paraphernalia. Homicide detectives were called in after finding additional evidence at the scene that made the deaths "suspicious." A forensic investigator was on their way to the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAPD. 

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Search Underway For Woman Inmate Who Walked Away From Reentry Program

Agents from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation searched Sunday evening for a 25-year-old woman who walked away from the Custody to Community Transitional Reentry Program. Aleisha Schmitz was seen entering a gray or silver Mercedes-Benz outside the CCTRP about 7:10 p.m. Sunday, just before officials received an alert from her monitoring device. Agents were dispatched to the scene and local law enforcement was notified, corrections officials said. Schmitz entered the program from Los Angeles County July 7, 2022, to serve a three-year sentence for second-degree robbery and hit-and-run causing injury of a person other than herself, officials said. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 197 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes, a light complexion and was last seen wearing a blue jacket and gray sweats.

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UCLA Police Searching For Hate Crime Suspect Accused Of Throwing Eggs At A Student

Police are searching for a group of young men who are accused of committing a hate crime right next to UCLA. University police said the attack happened in the 400 block of Gayley Avenue, just outside UCLA's campus, before 1 a.m. Sunday. According to the UCLA Police Department, six young men between the ages of 17 and 21 drove by the student and her friends while throwing eggs at them. One of the suspects is accused of yelling a racial slur while hitting the victim with several eggs. The victim declined any medical attention. The primary suspect is described as a white man. Other suspects were described as three Asian men, two other white men and another man of an unknown race. The young men were in a beige or gray Mercedes convertible. Police said "91E" is a possible partial license plate number of the suspects' car. 

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Kentucky Officer Sitting In Cruiser Targeted In Shooting

A police officer in Olive Hill was injured in a targeted shooting, Kentucky State Police said. Witnesses say a sole shot rang out just before 3 p.m. on Monday, temporarily bringing the small town to a standstill. An Olive Hill city official confirmed the subject drove the wrong way down Railroad Street before pausing long enough to raise a high-powered rifle, firing a single shot through the window of Officer Joe Preston's cruiser. Preston was sitting inside of his cruiser near the Olive Hill Railroad Depot and First National Bank. Carter County Sheriff Jeff May said Preston was not hit, however, he did suffer from glass shrapnel to his arm, but he is in stable condition. Preston was life-flighted to St. Mary's immediately after the shooting. A nearby business owner said she heard the shot and witnessed the chaos following the shooting. The shop owner, who wished to stay anonymous, said following the gunshot she heard a man scream to pedestrians to "get back" and "stay down."

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Watch: Security Video Shows 2 Suspects Attack Michigan Officer, Attempt To Steal His Gun

Two people have been arrested in connection with an attack on an off-duty Detroit police officer, Chief James White announced Monday. The pair, both juveniles, were apprehended in Southfield following talks between Detroit investigators and their attorney, the chief told reporters. The youths have been processed through the city's Sixth Precinct, White said. Their arrest, which unfolded without incident, was "the best outcome we could have," the chief told reporters. The attack was reported around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 18100 block of Joy, the Detroit Police Department said. The suspects tried to steal the officer's gun, authorities reported. He was in uniform and had been en route to work at the Taylor Swift concert in Ford Field downtown. "Our officer is a hero and made the decision to fight for his weapon, get his weapon back," White said Monday. "The attack was completely unprovoked. And (the officer) also made the courageous decision not to fire at the suspects, even though one of the suspects had a weapon in his hand and was preparing, or at least thinking about, shooting our officer before he fled. The officer made that decision based on his review of the environment and there were people coming and going in the store. So he literally laid his life down to ensure that no one else got hurt."

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L.A. County Hospital Seeks Help Identifying Female Patient

Hospital officials at Providence Saint John’s Health Center are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female patient in the intensive care unit. The woman was found unconscious in an alley near 1701 S. Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica on June 10 and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The hospital did not release any specifics about her medical condition, but said the patient is “unable to participate in her care.” The patient is described as a white female, possibly in her 60’s or older, who is approximately 5 feet tall and around 95 pounds. Anyone who may be able to identify the patient is asked to call Providence Saint John’s intensive care unit at 310-829-8745.  

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Wildfires In California Are Getting Bigger, More Destructive

Human-caused climate change is largely responsible for an explosion in wildfire devastation in California over the past quarter century and the problem is only going to get worse in coming years, according to a study from the University of California. Researchers found that between 1996 and 2020, wildfires consumed five times as much land in California as they did in the 25 years prior from 1971 to 1996. “The 10 largest fires in California history have all occurred in the past two decades, and five of those have happened since 2020,” said Amir AghaKouchak, a UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering. “Through our study, it has become clear that [human-caused] climate change is the major driver of this increase in wildfire damage.” For a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from several UC schools used climate modeling and found that “anthropogenic forcing,” conditions created by humans burning fossil fuels, accounted for a 172% expansion in burned areas over natural conditions. Some of the key factors, they said, were below-average precipitation, high temperatures in spring months, lower spring snowpack, hotter summer temperatures, more frequent heat extremes and fewer rainy days during fire seasons.

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