Summary

In California, a shoot-out at an apartment complex leaves two security guards dead and two other guards critically wounded. It happened in Compton, which is in the Los Angeles area. Police say the armed guards were attacked at a guard shack in the low-income apartment complex. Police believe that a man who had argued with the guards earlier, may have come back and shot them. But so far there have been no arrests. Compton is located about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and has been riddled with gang and drug related violence.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 151045
Story Slug TWO DEAD, TWO CRITICAL IN APARTMENT COMPLEX SHOOTING (1/3/1999)
Location COMPTON, CALIFORNIA
Format Vosot*
Date 1/3/1999
Archive Time 39:53
TRT 4:46
Supers Compton, California Lt. Danny SneadM Compton PD
Video Description Police officers, squad car door, shots of police cars, men talking, people huddled together talking, sot officer, women getting into police car, man in passenger seat in police car.
Description In California, a shoot-out at an apartment complex leaves two security guards dead and two other guards critically wounded. It happened in Compton, which is in the Los Angeles area. Police say the armed guards were attacked at a guard shack in the low-income apartment complex. Police believe that a man who had argued with the guards earlier, may have come back and shot them. But so far there have been no arrests. Compton is located about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and has been riddled with gang and drug related violence.
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