BREAKING NEWS: Man shot dead in Wilmington
A 50-year-old man was shot to death early today in Wilmington, police said.
Eric Douglas, who might have been residing at a sober living house in southwest Los Angeles, was shot about 2:15 a.m. at Broad Avenue and F Street, Los Angeles police Detective Jim Perkins said.
Douglas was standing on the corner when two people approached him. Douglas ran. They fired numerous rounds at him, striking him.
Douglas collapsed. He was pronounced dead at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Police don't know the motive behind the slaying, but said it occurred near the Bonnie Lee Hotel, a known location where drug dealing occurs.
In 2007, former Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed suit against the hotel, charging that undercover Los Angeles police officers made repeated drug purchases on the site for years.
Eric Douglas, who might have been residing at a sober living house in southwest Los Angeles, was shot about 2:15 a.m. at Broad Avenue and F Street, Los Angeles police Detective Jim Perkins said.
Douglas was standing on the corner when two people approached him. Douglas ran. They fired numerous rounds at him, striking him.
Douglas collapsed. He was pronounced dead at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Police don't know the motive behind the slaying, but said it occurred near the Bonnie Lee Hotel, a known location where drug dealing occurs.
In 2007, former Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed suit against the hotel, charging that undercover Los Angeles police officers made repeated drug purchases on the site for years.
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I knew the brother. He was a good man trying to get his life together. RIP :(