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Suspect Arrested After Hawthorne Shooting That Killed One, Wounded One

The attack marks Hawthorne's second fatal shooting in four days, with no indication the incidents are connected.

Overview

  • Deputies responded just before 2:15 a.m. to the 14100 block of S. Doty Avenue after reports of gunfire.
  • They found a man fatally shot at the scene and another man who later drove to a hospital and reported being wounded.
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies located an individual holding a firearm and arrested that person as a suspected shooter.
  • The hospitalized victim was listed in stable condition, and the deceased has not been publicly identified pending family notification.
  • Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the community, and Sunday's separate drive-by killing of Anthony Jackson Jr. remains under investigation with no stated link to this case.