Sheriff’s investigators are continuing their search Saturday for evidence and suspects in a shooting in Compton that killed one man and injured five other people.
Deputies were sent to the intersection of Mayo Avenue and Greenleaf Boulevard outside Compton College around 8 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide Lt. Omar Camacho.
Witnesses at the scene told ABC7 the shooting occurred at a pool party at a home nearby. Video from the scene showed deputies searching the backyard of a home for evidence.
Four injured victims — three women and one man — were taken to a hospital, according to the Compton Fire Department. KCAL 9 reported a sixth victim walked into a hospital two hours after the shooting.
The extent of their injuries and conditions were unknown.
There was no description of a suspect.
Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or tips may be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.