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Teen Wounded in DTLA Street Takeover as Feds Probe Earlier Assault on Officers

Authorities say video captured suspects in the daytime attack who will face charges, including minors.

Overview

  • An 18-year-old was shot and hospitalized after gunfire at about 1:06 a.m. near 18th and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles.
  • LAPD said the street takeover featured cars performing donuts as crowds ringed the roadway, and the crowd dispersed before officers could make arrests.
  • Earlier that day, roughly 200 to 300 people gathered near the federal building/City Hall area where objects, including rocks, were thrown at officers.
  • A DHS spokesman said an ICE officer was hit in the head, and two Federal Protective Services officers were injured, including one with a concussion and another with a cut over his eye.
  • U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said investigators have video of suspects from the daytime attack and vowed arrests and charges regardless of age, while links to the nighttime takeover remain unconfirmed.