More than 60 people were arrested at two weekend parties, accused of violating Los Angeles County coronavirus health orders by attending clandestine parties that constituted super-spreading events, the sheriff’s department announced Monday.
The 67 arrests were made at parties Saturday night and early Sunday, said Deputy Joana Warren of the sheriff’s department. A third party monitored by authorities was shut down by Los Angeles Police Department agents after a shooting occurred nearby, Warren said.
The first party took place Saturday night in the 400 block of South Hewitt Street, near Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles, where, just before law enforcement officers arrived, there was a shooting and a 25-year-old man died.
A 25-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were hit by bullets and hospitalized, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, which investigated the shooting.
Agents responded to the second party around 12:30 a.m. at 1916 E. Rosecrans Ave., near North Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, where “announcements were made and the location was secured,” Warren said.
A third in the 3600 block of Pico Boulevard, west of Arlington Avenue in Arlington Heights, “was monitored for a possible department compliance mission,” Warren said.
The party was closed by Los Angeles police after a shooting in the area, she said.
Among the arrests were 60 adults and six minors charged with misdemeanors, according to Warren. Another adult was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm. Officers found evidence of the illegal use of nitrous oxide at a party, she said.
The sheriff’s department deployed several specialized units to monitor and respond to the parties, including its Human Trafficking Task Force, the Safe Streets Operation Office, the Office of Fraud and Cybercrime, the Aero Office and the Response Team. of the Sheriff, who conducts crowd control operations and mass arrests.
“The goal of these compliance actions is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the risk to our vulnerable populations,” Warren said.
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