Three people were killed and at least one person was injured in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Lynwood.
Many gathered at the crash site to hold a vigil and mourn the three victims.
The incident began in South Gate when a police officer saw what he believed was a catalytic converter theft in progress, the station reported. That's when the would-be thief fled the scene, prompting a police pursuit.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 2:10 a.m. to State Street and Tweedy Boulevard in Lynwood, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher, who said paramedics rushed two people to a hospital.
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One person died at a hospital and two people died at the crash scene, according to a watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Century station. The sheriff's department was handling the crash investigation.
The condition of a second hospitalized person was not immediately known.
Two victims were identified Monday by the coroner's office. Flavio Balderas was a 60-year-old Compton resident and James Griffin was a 20-year-old resident of Los Angeles, the coroner's office said.
