On May 28, 2024, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers from the 77th Division responded to reports of a fight involving several individuals near the intersection of 63rd Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles.
During the altercation, 33-year-old Demetrius Sauls entered the apartment of a 22-year-old man involved in the dispute. The resident then shot Sauls.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel arrived and pronounced Sauls dead in the building's parking lot at 9:56 p.m.
Authorities have classified the incident as gang-related. The 22-year-old shooter was taken into custody at the scene. The Los Angeles Police Department's South Bureau is conducting an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
