PALMDALE – Authorities have publicly identified the teen who was killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday morning at Marie Kerr Park as 19-year-old Jacob Taylor of Lancaster.
The incident was reported around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Palmdale Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to Marie Kerr Park, in the 39700 block of 30th Street West in Palmdale, and “upon arriving, deputies discovered the victim unresponsive in the parking lot suffering from apparent gunshot wounds,” according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The victim, later identified as Jacob Taylor, was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
“Two adult Hispanic women in their late teens were also struck by gunfire. They were transported to a nearby hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries,” the sheriff’s news release states.
“Investigators learned a group of people were in the west parking lot after hours when a fight broke out but was quickly broken up. Approximately 10 minutes later, a pickup truck was driven into the parking lot by unknown assailants who opened fire on the crowd striking the three victims before speeding away northbound on 30th Street West,” the sheriff’s news release states.
No arrests were reported, and no suspect description was released. The shooting did not appear to be gang-related, authorities said.
Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
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John says
Here are the other dangerous cities (in alphabetical order):
Bakersfield
Barstow
Commerce
Compton
Crescent City
El Segundo
Emeryville
Eureka
Fresno
Huntington Park
Lancaster
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Marysville
Modesto
Red Bluff
Richmond
Riverside
San Bernadino
San Francisco
Santa Monica
Signal Hill
Stockton
Vallejo
Victorville
West Hollywood
Tim Scott says
In a “safe” city there is a 99.997% chance you won’t get murdered in a year. In a ‘dangerous’ city there is ‘only’ a 99.994% chance that you won’t. In short, such ‘lists of dangerous cities’ are just sensationalism run amok.
John says
Head nodding… yeah
Ledesma 99 says
Believe it or not, one of the primary reasons people live in the AV’s furnace is the notion of somebody living longer.