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16-Year-Old Boy Shot To Death In Maywood

MAYWOOD, Calif. A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Thursday night in Maywood, authorities said Friday.

The shooting on a sidewalk in the 6100 block of Prospect Avenue, near East 61st Street, was reported around 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Rick Pedroza of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene, Pedroza said.

The shooting appeared to be gang-related, Lt. Dave Dolson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call sheriff's homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.

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