BREAKING: 100 Days 100 Night k!lling Spree Gang War In South Central LA

GANG SHOOTINGS SPARK TACTICAL ALERT IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES

) -- Los Angeles police issued a tactical alert Saturday night after multiple gang shootings in South Los Angeles. The tactical alert area spanned from Vernon Avenue to Manchester Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard to Figueroa and San Pedro streets. Los Angeles police officials from the 77th Division said officers were investigating at least five shootings in the area. The tactical alert was issued as all their resources dealt with the shootings and other divisions were brought in to help answer other calls. At about 4:10 p.m., at least one person was k!lled at 81st and Hoover streets. Authorities said a suspect drove up to the victim and shot him multiple times. The suspect in this shooting remained at large, and authorities say this incident was gang related. Five hours later, a man was shot in the stomach on Hyde Park Boulevard and Brynhurst Avenue. He was taken to a hospital, alert and talking. Less than four miles away and an hour later, police responded to another incident near 48th Street and Budlong Avenue. It is unclear if any of the other shootings were gang related.

A man was k!lled Saturday afternoon in a South Los Angeles shooting that was possibly linked to a gang member’s nearby funeral, police said. The incident was reported at 4:03 p.m. near the intersection of 81st and Hoover streets, according to Margaret Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The victim was shot inside his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Senior Officer Bob Bermudez of the Los Angeles Police Department. His name was not immediately released. According to Bermudez, the shooting was likely related to a gang member’s funeral held Saturday in the 8100 block of Broadway, less than a mile east of the scene. A Lincoln Navigator was seen driving away from area after the gunfire. Investigators were trying to determine whether the SUV was connected to the shooting, the LAPD said.