Angelica Escalante, a 19-year-old Latina, was fatally shot Saturday, June 18, in the 10600 block of Grape Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m., Escalante and Emmanuel Berry, a 17-year-old Latino, were killed in a drive-by shooting, LAPD Officer Karen Rayner said. Both had been standing in a driveway when the shooting occurred.
The two victims were taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead, Rayner said. Police found multiple shell casings on the scene but did not have information on the car or the shooters.
Anyone with information about the slaying or the identity of the shooter is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
-- Joel Rubin