At End Of Chase, Police Discover Teen Girl And Her Mother Had Been Shot
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A teenage girl is dead and her mother was wounded in a shooting that prompted a brief police pursuit in South Los Angeles.
Shots were reported at about 9 p.m. near East 93rd Street and South Hooper when police investigating the shooting saw a black SUV driving erratically from the area and began chasing after it.
The short chase ended at Imperial Highway and Wilmington Avenue, where officers discovered that the three occupants had been shot at.
The girl, who was hit at least once, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was identified by family and friends as 15-year-old Miracle McGowan.
Family friends identified the teen killed as 15 year-old Miracle McGowan. She and her mother were shot near E. 93rd And S. Hooper last night. Gunman still on the loose. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/vXY2nDCUTi
— Kandiss Crone (@KandissCroneTV) January 12, 2018
Her mother, who was driving, was also wounded, but is expected to survive. Another woman in the backseat was not hurt.
Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang related.
No suspect description was immediately available.
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