Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in South L.A. on Sunday night, shortly after the Super Bowl, prompting angry responses from neighbors because the teenager may have been unarmed and his body was reportedly left uncovered for hours.
A statement said deputies were responding to a call about a young person brandishing a firearm around 8:15 pm. But as of Monday at 9 am, no weapon has been found in relation to the incident, reports said.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office patrols in unincorporated areas of the county, including many of the densest, and lowest income unincorporated sections of South Los Angeles. Sunday’s killing occurred on the 1200 block of West 107th Street, near Budlong Avenue, in the neighborhood of Westmont.
“Tonight the LA County Sheriff stole the life of a child,” said BlackLivesMatter-LA in a tweet. “His name was TR. He was 16.” Later, a local report identified the victim as Anthony Weber.