LOS ANGELES – A 19-year-old who was fatally shot in a stolen car that crashed in South Los Angeles was identified by the coroner’s office Friday as Keyon Hicks.
Deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station responded at 8:22 a.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of East Del Amo Boulevard, between Wilmington Avenue and Alameda Street, on the border of Carson and the unincorporated Rancho Dominguez area, regarding a report of a white car stolen from a business at the location, according to Deputy Armando Viera of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Shortly after, the Carson Sheriff’s Station received a shots fired call involving the vehicle and another vehicle, Viera said.
The driver continued to drive the stolen vehicle until it crashed in the 7200 block of Avalon Boulevard, near 72nd Street, in South Los Angeles, according to Viera.
Arriving Los Angeles Police Department officers discovered one person was shot and Hicks was pronounced dead at the scene, Viera said.
The injured person was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, according to Viera.
Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.