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A crowd consisting of family, neighbors and activists gathered in a Mona Park in Willowbrook Sunday to remember Fred Williams, who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy.

Law enforcement officers in several states Wednesday arrested six defendants named in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they participated in a Southern California-based outfit that trafficked multi-pound quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial air flights and the mail.

A woman was found dead inside a car early Tuesday morning after crashing into a tree in Compton but the California Highway Patrol says she had been shot.

A woman was found dead inside a car early Tuesday morning after crashing into a tree in Compton but the California Highway Patrol says she had been shot.

The man in custody in the attempted killing of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies was taken into custody after a suspected carjacking. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

Wednesday the LA County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the man arrested earlier this month is now being charged with trying to kill two deputies in Compton. John Klemack reports for NBC4 News on Wednesday Sept. 30, 2020.

Attempted murder charges have been filed in an attack on two LA County Sheriff’s Department deputies who were shot while seated in a patrol car at a transit station in Compton. Officials announced the charges against Deonte Lee Murray at a Wednesday news conference. He was arrested Sept. 15 after a stakeout, car chase, and search in Lynwood that Sheriff…

A man arrested after a standoff in Lynwood is charged in the shooting of two LA County deputies in Compton. Video broadcast Wednesday Sept. 30, 2020 on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m.

Compton Mayor Aja Brown says she wants to focus on reprioritizing goals with the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Angie Crouch reports Sept. 23, 2020.

Compton’s City Council is adding $10,000 to a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who shot two sheriff’s deputies at a rail station in the city, officials announced Wednesday.

A funeral service is scheduled Wednesday for Maj. Levi Thornhill, who served with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen and inspired generations of young pilots and others to pursue their dreams of flight.

A member of the Tukegee Airmen, Maj. Levi Thornhill’s legacy lives on at Compton-Woodley Airport. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020.

The female deputy who was shot in Compton Sept. 12 has been released from a hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. “They both have a long road to recovery and LASD appreciates your continued prayers and all the support,” according to a tweet from the sheriff’s department.

Investigators continue to look into the shooting of two deputies in Compton, while the community prompts Sheriff Alex Villanueva to resign. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC LA at 4p.m. Monday Sept. 21, 2020.

Authorities said there were no new developments in the search for the gunman who wounded two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their parked patrol SUV at a rail station in Compton last Saturday.

One of the deputies is out of the hospital, while the other is still recovering. As seen on NBC4 News on Sept. 19. 2020.

People drove by in their cars to honk and wish her a happy birthday in the time of coronavirus Sept. 18, 2020. 

A family has been sleeping in a motel since a 10-hour standoff with a man in their Lynwood home vs. deputies broke windows and sprayed tear gas in the abode. Jonathan Gonzalez reports Sept. 17, 2020.