Teen dies in 'heinous' killing amid series of Los Angeles street takeovers, LAPD chief says

A 15-year-old boy died after being robbed and shot during one of multiple street takeovers in Los Angeles over the weekend.

A 15-year-old boy died after being robbed and shot during an illegal street takeover, one of multiple in Los Angeles over the weekend that drew police responses, authorities said.Officers found the victim and another 15-year-old boy shot near the area of West 54th Street and Western Avenue in South Los Angeles late Friday night, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Dominic Choi said during an LA Police Commission Meeting Tuesday.

Later, officers responded to another takeover just a little north, in South Los Angeles at the intersection of Manchester Avenue and Avalon Boulevard. Video shows a car engulfed in towering flames as it sits, wrecked, in the middle of an intersection. During Tuesday's meeting, Choi said the car was fully ablaze by the time officers arrived.

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