A juvenile was killed and another suffered a gunshot wound in a shooting in a residential area of Cudahy next to the Los Angeles River and authorities Tuesday are investigating the possibility that it is related to three other shootings.
The shooting occurred at 12:19 a.m. Monday in the 5000 block of Live Oak Street, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Deputies arrived at the location and discovered two male juveniles suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff’s officials said.
He was later identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as 14-year-old Javier Pedraza Jr.
The other victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
According to an internal law enforcement bulletin obtained and verified by the station, KCAL 9 reported the Cudahy shooting and three others on Monday — in Bell, Florence-Firestone and Huntington Park — appear to be related.
”Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of male Hispanic juvenile and an assault with a deadly weapon of a second Hispanic juvenile,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement.
There were no arrests, and investigators were conducting an investigation Monday afternoon.
Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.