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• Shotgun-Wielding Suspect Dead Following Officer-Involved Shooting Downtown

  14-04-2019 23:39
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An officer-involved shooting in Downtown Los Angeles Sunday afternoon left the suspect dead, authorities said.
  CBS2/KCAL9’s Laurie Perez reporting from the scene said a shotgun-wielding suspect encountered two police officers.
  The man refused to drop the weapon.
  At least one of the officers opened fire, the suspect was declared dead. Police said “multiple” shots were fired at the suspect. It was unclear if he returned fire.
  No officers were injured.
  
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• LAPD Responding To Downtown Following Officer-Involved Shooting

  14-04-2019 23:39
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Authorities on Sunday were responding to downtown Los Angeles following an officer-involved shooting.
  The incident was unfolding on 7th and Hope streets just after 2:30 p.m.
  No further details were immediately available.
  
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• Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters, Capturing First Green Jacket Since 2005

  14-04-2019 21:07
  Tiger Woods has won the Masters, completing what is arguably the greatest career comeback in the history of golf, nearly 10 years after injuries and scandal derailed his game.
  
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• Drivers Rev Up For Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach

  14-04-2019 18:54
  Some of the fastest drivers in the world are getting ready to take to the streets Sunday afternoon for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
  
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• ‘We’ve Really Passed Tipping Point Of Danger’ Says Rev. Andy Bales On The Homeless Crisis

  14-04-2019 17:48
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — In Los Angeles County alone, there are 41,000 transients living on the streets.
  And for Rev. Andy Bales of the Union Rescue Mission, he says the homeless crisis has reached a breaking point.
  “At this point, I’m very concerned about everyone in L.A. because we’ve really passed the tipping point of danger because we’ve left so many people for so many years to be devastated on the streets,” he said.
  The Los Angeles Police Department recently
  
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• Search Underway For Man, 18, With Autism Who Went Missing In El Monte

  14-04-2019 17:13
  EL MONTE (CBSLA) — A search remains underway for an 18-year-old man with Autism who went missing while visiting with relatives in El Monte.
  Marcos Aviles walked out of a house on Fineview Street unnoticed. His family says he has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old and is nonverbal.
  Police say it is possible he boarded a bus headed for Norwalk.
  Aviles is 5-foot-7, weighs 190 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray-green T-shirt, tan pants, and grey shoes.
  
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• 1 Dead, 3 Wounded When Gunfire Erupts During Gathering At Upland Home

  14-04-2019 16:47
  UPLAND (CBSLA) — Authorities Sunday say one person was killed and three others were injured when shots were fired during a gathering at an Upland-area home.
  Upland police say officers responded to a home in the 1500 block of North Shelly Avenue near East 15th Street where a shooting had occurred just after midnight.
  Upon arriving on scene, one person was pronounced dead. Three others, all in their 20s, were shot and injured.The three surviving victims were being treated at a hospital. Thei
  
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• Gary Sinise And His Band Throw Free Concert To Thank First Responders In Thousand Oaks

  14-04-2019 08:32
  THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA)  —  Actor Gary Sinise redefined the term “giving back” Saturday when he and his band — Lt, Dan Band — played a free concert in Thousand Oaks for first responders and their families.
  ” I just wanted to,do something here for my community,” Sinise told CBS2/KCAL9 reporter Greg Mills.
  Sinise wasn’t alone. He was joined in the giving spirit by John Ondrasik AKA the one-man band Five For Fighting perhaps best known for the
  
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• Curry’s 38 Points Lead Warriors To Game 1 Win Over Clippers

  14-04-2019 05:10
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 38 points and made eight 3-pointers to give him the most in postseason history, and the top-seeded Golden State Warriors began their quest for a three-peat by running away from the frustrated Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-104 victory in their playoff opener Saturday on a night tempers flared.
  Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley were ejected with 4:41 to go, just 19 seconds after they received double-technicals when Durant stripped Beverley and the
  
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• Volunteers Mobilize To Clean Up LA River And Find A Mattress, Shopping Cart

  14-04-2019 04:29
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  —  Volunteers mobilized along the LA River Saturday to clean the waterway of trash and debris.
  As CBS2’s Joy Benedict reports the volunteers with Friends of the LA River found things they never expected to lay their eyes on.
  “We found a shopping cart,” said Andre Niemczyk
  The cart had been there a while. It was rusty and littering the river.
  “To see the amount of trash and see the impact it has on the wildlife, it really breaks my hear
  
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• Family Mourns Loved Ones Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash

  14-04-2019 02:35
  SUN VALLEY (CBSLA) — Police are looking for a driver they say was involved in a deadly crash and then ran away.
  Now family members are mourning the loss of their beloved sister, who died just a couple of minutes away from home when she and her husband were struck and killed.
  Family members of Olivia Enriquez gathered Saturday at her home in Sun Valley, remembering her and her husband Lee West.
  The couple were killed Friday night in a tragic car crash that police believe could be the r
  
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• In California, Giant Stratolaunch Jet Flies For First Time

  14-04-2019 02:04
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan completed what company officials called a superb initial flight over California’s Mojave Desert, bringing to life a dream held by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen.
  Stratolaunch Systems Corp. chief executive Jean Floyd said Saturday the aircraft made a “spectacular” landing that was on the mark. Stratolaunch, which was founded by Allen, is vying to be a contender in the market
  
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• Luke Walton Hired As Next Sacramento Kings Head Coach

  14-04-2019 00:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBSLA) — Luke Walton has a new job a day after being fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Walton has been hired to coach the Sacramento Kings, who recently fired head coach Dave Joerger after three seasons.
  It had been rumored that Kings GM Vlade Divac preferred to hire Walton.
  The deal will make Walton the team’s next head coach through the 2022-23 season.
  
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