COMPTON—A man was shot to death yesterday near the campus of El Camino College Compton Center, authorities said.
The victim was identified by the county coroner’s office today as 20-year-old Lynwood resident Vincent Crawford, according to the Press-Telegram.
The shooting took place Thursday at about 5:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of East Artesia Boulevard, Compton Sheriff’s Station Lt. Hiroshi Yokoyama told the PT.
The former college is located in the 1100 block of East Artesia.
No arrests were made, nor was any suspect information immediately available. It is not yet known if the shooting was gang-related or if the victim or the suspect or suspects are Compton Center students.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
Those who wish to remain completely anonymous can call the LASD’s anonymous crime tips hotline at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or Compton Sheriff’s Station’s anonymous crime tips hotline at 888-COMPTON (266-7866).
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