Detectives investigate L.A. and Lynwood killings

Detectives in Los Angeles and Lynwood were investigating two unrelated killings Thursday, authorities said.





View Two homicides in L.A. and Lynwood in a larger map

The first slaying occurred about 9 p.m. Wednesday when several men were attacked by a man who stepped out of a vehicle and opened fire in the 7000 block of Raymond Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department said.



Daniel Smith, 20, died of his wounds at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department said.



The second slaying occurred about 1 p.m. Thursday in the 4600 block of McMillan Street in Lynwood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.



The victim, a male, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. His name was not released.

— Robert J. Lopez

Map showing the killing scenes. Credit: Los Angeles Times.