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Thanksgiving Argument Inside Car Ends in Deadly Lakewood Shooting as Suspect Is Detained

Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation with the victim and suspect not yet publicly identified.

Overview

  • Deputies responded at about 2:40 p.m. Thursday near Lakewood Boulevard and South Street, south of the 91 Freeway.
  • A man with a gunshot wound was found next to a car and later died at a nearby hospital, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  • Investigators say the two men were inside the vehicle arguing and were known to each other before the shooting.
  • Deputies detained a male person of interest who was seen running from the car, and no charges have been announced.
  • Authorities recovered a firearm at the scene, and news video showed investigators focusing on a black pickup truck as part of the ongoing inquiry.