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A police pursuit Wednesday night that started in Inglewood and concluded in Watts. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 18, 2018.

A mother grieves about her son’s execution eight years ago while police believe there are witnesses to the murder who are staying silent out of fear in gang-controlled Nickerson Gardens. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2018.

The Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in South Los Angeles has a long history of violent criminals terrorizing law-abiding citizens. Gangs that claim ownership of the area have drilled in the idea of fear to keep residents from acting as witnesses to crimes, according to the LAPD. Those crimes include a 2010 murder that remains unsolved.

Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph, who once played for the Los Angeles Clippers, pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor count stemming from his arrest last month at the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts.

Friends and family of Kenneth Lewis Jr. are seeking closure after he died when a sheriff’s deputy opened fire on Wednesday in Watts.

A man died during a chase with police in Watts Wednesday after a Sheriff’s Deputy opened fire, striking the man’s upper body. Now, the family of Kenneth Lewis Jr. is seeking closure. Beverly White reports fro the NBC4 News at 11 on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy shot a man at a Watts apartment complex after the man was allegedly armed. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.

An “officer needs help” call prompted a massive response in a Watts residential area Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. Gil Leyvas reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.

Two people, including NBA player Zach Randolph, were arrested following a massive police response after an “officer needs help” call Wednesday night at the Nickerson Gardens housing apartment complex in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Randolph, of the Sacramento Kings, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, according to the Los Angeles Police Department....