Overview
- Los Angeles County deputies responded to the 4400 block of Lennox Boulevard near Hawthorne Boulevard after reports of gunfire and found a vehicle that had struck a beauty salon.
- A woman was pronounced dead at the scene by county fire paramedics and a man who was with her was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
- Witnesses told deputies they heard shots at the intersection before the victims’ vehicle crashed into the building, prompting a homicide response.
- Detectives have not released the victims’ identities or any suspect information and describe the inquiry as active and preliminary.
- Authorities asked anyone with information or video to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers to help identify suspects and clarify the sequence of events.