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Top LA news: Police investigating murder-suicide; gunman shot, killed after ambushing LAPD; more

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Published on August 20, 2019
Top LA news: Police investigating murder-suicide; gunman shot, killed after ambushing LAPD; morePhoto: Steve Lyon/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Los Angeles.

Amid homelessness crisis, Los Angeles restricts living in vehicles

Nearly 10,000 people in Los Angeles live in vehicles. The city council recently extended a ban on sleeping overnight in cars, vans or RVs in residential areas and near parks or schools.

Read the full story on NPR.

LAPD investigating murder-suicide in North Hollywood; 2-year-old found

Los Angeles police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide at a North Hollywood home Monday evening.

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

12-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after bullying incident, lawsuit says

The family of a teenage boy who was bullied at a Los Angeles charter school is suing the school and the organization that manages it.

Read the full story on ABC7.

LAPD officer accused in deadly DUI crash on 605 Freeway pleads not guilty

A former Los Angeles Police Department officer pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges stemming from an alleged DUI crash that killed a young man and his parents on the 605 Freeway.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Gunman killed after ambushing LAPD officers stopped at a traffic light

A gunman was shot and killed by police after he ambushed officers at a stoplight late Sunday in the El Sereno area of Los Angeles, authorities said early Monday.

Read the full story on NBC LA.


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