Those killed were from Compton and Cypress. Six other people were shot and injured on Sunday.
SAN PEDRO — Two men who were killed at aTashman Williams, 31, of Compton, and Carlyle Phillips, 29, of Cypress, were killed in the shooting that occurred at 3:50 p.m. Sunday at Peck Park, 560 Western Ave.
Paramedics took another man and four women to hospitals following the shooting. Another injured man was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle, police said. All six survivors were hospitalized and police said they were stable. The LAPD went on a citywide tactical alert after the shooting. The entire park was being treated as a crime scene and was closed for the investigation.No arrests had been announced as of Wednesday afternoon.
During a community meeting Tuesday, police said the shooting stemmed from an altercation involving individuals and was not an incident of gang-on-gang violence. Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide Division at 323-786-5113; 877-LAPD-247; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. Tipsters may also use the website www.lacrimestoppers.org
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