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Los Angeles Dist. Atty. George Gascón announced Friday his office will not pursue charges against the deputies involved in two separate high-profile shootings of teenagers.
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January 19, 2021 5:20 PM
A Los Angeles Police Department officer holds recovered guns at a Gun Buy Back event on December 5, 2020, aimed at reducing gun violence. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Police Department is calling attention to a dramatic spike in gun violence in South L.A., where 10 people were killed in the first half of January more than double the rate of last year. During the same time, 59 people were shot in South L.A., compared to only seven in 2020.
The startling numbers continue a trend of increased shootings and homicides across the city last year, reflecting a nationwide uptick in violent crime during the COVID-19 pandemic.