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Four people were shot and Tuesday, one fatally, during a party to watch illegal fireworks in South Los Angeles, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 12:53 a.m. in front of a residence at 1157 East 57th St., said Officer Sandra Infante of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Station.

Demetrius Grant, 40, died at a hospital, said coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter. His home town was not known. A woman and two other men received hospital treatment for wounds that did not appear serious, Infante said.

—City News Service

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