SP High football player killed at Halloween party
Defensive end Laterian Tasby was shot and killed Saturday during a gang-related brawl at a party in San Pedro. Here's an exerpt from Melissa Evans' story.
Tasby, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene of the party in the 500 block of 11th Street in San Pedro, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department Harbor Division said.San Pedro High School football coach Mike Walsh said he received about a dozen calls late Saturday night and Sunday morning from students and friends of Tasby.
"I don't think there was anyone I knew who didn't like him," Walsh said. "He was outgoing, funny, polite, and may have been one of the hardest working members of the team."