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Man shot dead in Lancaster, two others wounded [update: victim ID’d]

by The AV Times Staff • February 15, 2021

[Image by BRYAN HALL]
LANCASTER – Three people were shot, one of them killed, in Lancaster Saturday night, authorities said.

The incident was reported around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 13, in the 44000 block of Third Street East, according a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

“Deputies responded to the location for a gunshot victim call. Upon their arrival, they found three victims,” the news release states.

“A male Black 21 years old was pronounced dead at the scene. A male Black 20 years old and a female Black 21 years old were both transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds,” the news release continued.

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The deceased man’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. A motive for the shootings was not immediately known, and no further information on the incident was released by the Sheriff’s Department.

Anyone with information on these shootings is encouraged to call the sheriff’s homicide division at 323-890-5500. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 21-year-old Elijah Martin of Victorville, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

[BRYAN HALL]
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Filed Under: Home, Lancaster

16 comments for "Man shot dead in Lancaster, two others wounded [update: victim ID’d]"

  1. Sarcy Sardonic says

    February 16, 2021 at 10:00 am

    These people make such lovely assets to the community, don’t they? When they move in, schools get better, test scores rise, home values go up, businesses open and everyone wants to flock to the community.

    We are so lucky to have these people!

    • Laughing says

      February 16, 2021 at 10:11 pm

      HAHAHA

    • Declining Community says

      February 17, 2021 at 12:04 am

      Cultural enrichment.

    • Alby says

      February 17, 2021 at 5:44 am

      Agreed. When white people moved into the neighborhood the home prices dropped, test scores at the schools went down, business’ closed. They are a real asset indeed. NOT

  2. Follow the law says

    February 16, 2021 at 8:13 am

    Sometimes the choices you make have dire consequences.

    Victor Valley News had a story of a then 19 y.o. man of this same name doing a string of armed robberies.

    Lets ask the two survivors their version of the shooting.

    • Nenedidthat says

      February 16, 2021 at 12:38 pm

      Stfu you don’t know wtf you talking about it’s long live my mf dawgk

  3. Ron says

    February 16, 2021 at 8:08 am

    Well cant blame White Supremacy .

    • Mad Hatter says

      February 16, 2021 at 8:14 am

      Blame Trump!!

  4. Lankaster says

    February 15, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    What is the story behind the shooting?

  5. Elizabeth Hubbard says

    February 15, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    Sick racists in the comments. May God bless the deceased and injured and the families. We the community, are not these attention seeking losers in the comments. We are a primarily Christian community and mourn those lost greatly, as would any community of any religion, and not a bunch of fools spouting off at the mouth while lives are lost.

  6. Easty661 says

    February 15, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    Yeah, maybe like how the Blue Lives Matter celebration got out of line on January 6th and the Blue Lives Matters folks murdered and harassed the “Blue Lives” that they claimed to care so much about.

  7. Beecee says

    February 15, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    Pesky covid

    • Beecee says

      February 15, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      Coward

    • Beecee says

      February 15, 2021 at 9:29 pm

      Lol,
      Do you identify as a noble knight?

    • Matt says

      February 17, 2021 at 7:20 am

      Notice you only had something nice to say as u should for the officer who actually did die of covid. Why no blow up there about how it’s a lie for numbers and money? I guess even u have a line u wont cross when u know u are wrong. Shows who u really are and it’s sad.

      • Matt says

        February 17, 2021 at 11:18 am

        No u have put it into comments of people who have died in car accidents and a whole bunch of other things. Basically any death that wasnt the police officers. The simple part is again, it shows the kind of person u are.

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