China News Service, December 6, According to the Los Angeles Times, a shooting incident occurred in South Los Angeles, California, on the evening of the 3rd local time. A man and a woman were shot dead in the street.

Data from the Los Angeles police show that since 2021, the rate of local homicides has been rising sharply.

On the evening of the 3rd local time, a shooting case occurred in South Los Angeles, California, USA. A man and a woman were shot dead in the street.

(Image source: screenshot of the Los Angeles Times report)

　　According to reports, the Los Angeles police said in a press release that they received a call on the evening of the 3rd that someone was shot dead.

At around 10pm local time on the 3rd, they rushed to the scene of the crime and found a man and a woman lying on the road and sidewalk.

　　Investigators said the two were shot in the upper body and were pronounced dead on the spot.

The police also found a man who was shot in the leg and was subsequently sent to a doctor with no life-threatening danger.

　　The Los Angeles police said that detectives conducted a careful search of the area.

However, the identity of the victim was not immediately announced, and the motive for the crime is not yet clear.

　　According to reports, the number of homicides in Los Angeles and many parts of the United States has been on the rise for two consecutive years.

According to data from the Los Angeles Police Department, in some areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, including Lakewood, Lancaster, and West Hollywood, there were 199 murders in 2020, an increase from 145 in 2019 About 37%.

　　The report pointed out that this reflects a national trend.

According to data from the FBI, homicides have been on the rise since 2020, when the murder rate in the United States increased by nearly 30% compared to 2019.

　　According to data from the Los Angeles Police Department, this trend seems to continue until 2021, with a 46.7% increase in local homicides over 2019 and a 51.4% increase in shooting victims.

　　The data also shows that from January 2021 to November 2021, there have been 359 homicides in Los Angeles, compared with 355 in 2020.