One dead, four injured in Compton shooting


A shooting in Compton left one man dead and four other people injured Friday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Sheriff's deputies arrived after receiving a call around 8 p.m. that several people had been shot in the 800 block of Greenleaf Boulevard, near Compton College.

One man died at the scene where the shooting broke out and a man and three women were taken to a hospital, the Sheriff's Department said. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known Friday night.

The shooting occurred at a house party, KTLA Channel 5 reported. After the shooting, officers surrounded the home and searched the property for evidence.

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