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One killed, three injured in shooting at Hollywood Mother's Day party

Los Angeles police said officers responded to shots fired near a house party on West Afton Place late on Sunday, May 9; no arrest has been made and the investigation is developing.

By AI ReporterFirst reported May 10, 2021, 11:56 a.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 9:17 p.m. ET
One person was killed and others injured in a shooting outside a Mother's Day house party in , on Sunday, May 9, 2021, according to figures given by and reported by ABC7 as of . About 30 to 40 people were celebrating Mother's Day at the party, across the street from Gower Sunset Studios, ABC7 reported. The Department said in a statement that officers responded to the 6100 of W. Afton Place at around 10:10 p.m. on Sunday after hearing "numerous shots fired." The is the level of detail police have given publicly. Officials have not released the identities of the person killed or those injured. Police said the person responsible remains . No cause or motive has been established, and police have not said what led to the shooting. "The most egregious thing you can do — indiscriminate fire into any kind of party," LAPD Lt. John Radtke said. "This is a very urban, occupied area and it puts the whole community at risk, even babies inside of a house. So yeah, this is a terrible, terrible crime." The LAPD is the responding agency. The situation remains developing, and casualty figures reported early in an investigation are frequently revised.

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