{"id":38790,"date":"2013-06-24T07:20:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T14:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=38790"},"modified":"2013-06-24T23:29:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T06:29:59","slug":"men-shot-and-killed-after-party-in-lancaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/06\/24\/men-shot-and-killed-after-party-in-lancaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Men shot and killed after party in Lancaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several cars were seen leaving the area but very little suspect information has been uncovered at this point, detectives said. (Photo by ED FROMMER)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Two men were shot to death early Sunday morning after an overnight party in Lancaster, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The homicides happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 44800 Block of Hanstead Avenue in Lancaster, according to Sgt. Rich Pe\u00f1a of the Sheriff\u2019s Homicide Bureau.<\/p>\n

Detectives have learned that the victims were part of a group of men that had just left a party and were congregating in front of a house down the street. A verbal argument among the group turned into a physical altercation, Pena stated.<\/p>\n

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An eyewitness said he was in a house nearby when he heard a lady screaming for everybody to \u2018get in the house!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe like a minute later, I heard maybe like six [or] seven gunshots. [I] came outside and saw a guy chasing another guy,\u201d said Gary, who did not give his last name. \u201cI didn\u2019t see exactly where he chased him to, I just seen him trying to get away.\u201d<\/p>\n

An unknown assailant shot the two men multiple times in the upper torso, Pena stated.<\/p>\n

Several cars were seen leaving the area but very little suspect information has been uncovered at this point, detectives said.<\/p>\n

The incident is still under investigation and homicide detectives are asking for anyone with information concerning this crime to call detectives at 323-890-5500.<\/p>\n

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips (8477).<\/p>\n

UPDATED @ 6\/24\/13<\/span>: The men shot and killed in Lancaster early Sunday morning have been identified as 33-year-old Nicky DeWayne Packard<\/span> of Lancaster and 22-year-old Michael Sewell Jr.<\/span> of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 Two men were shot to death early Sunday morning after an overnight party in Lancaster, authorities said. The homicides happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 44800 Block of Hanstead Avenue in Lancaster, according to Sgt. Rich Pe\u00f1a of the Sheriff\u2019s Homicide Bureau. Detectives have learned that the victims were part of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":38791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38790"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}