Crime & Safety

Bellflower Man Shot to Death at 'Underground' Party in South L.A.

The shooting occurred about 3:45 a.m. Sunday outside a vacant commercial building in South Los Angeles.

A man shot to death at what police called an "underground" party in South Los Angeles has been identified as a 32-year-old Bellflower man.

Levon Deshon Hoy was shot in the head outside a vacant commercial building near Western Avenue and 98th Street about 3:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Los Angeles police from the 77th Street Station and coroner's Lt. Joe Bale.

He died of multiple gunshot wounds, Bale said.

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Apparently the shooting was witnessed by partygoers, but "nobody saw anything," Sgt. Rick Rodgers of the LAPD's 77th Street Station said. No immediate arrests were made.

- City News Service

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