Fire guts a small community church in Willowbrook in the early morning. LA County firefighters arrive to heavy smoke and flames pouring from the windows, climb to the roof by the cross and knock the fire down in about 30 minutes.
Two motorcycles racing at more than 80 mph end in a crash when one slams head-on into a truck pulling out of a driveway in Pico Rivera. The rider is trapped under the truck until firefighters free him. He is rushed to the hospital in CPR status.
An abandoned Ford Mustang fully engulfed in flames shuts down the Crenshaw off-ramp of the 105 Freeway in Inglewood. Explosions rock the car before firefighters arrive and knock down the fire.
A Cadillac that may have been stolen and taken for a joyride is set on fire behind a commercial building in Rosewood. By the time LA County firefighters arrive, the car is fully engulfed and a total loss.
A man is shot and seriously wounded on a Carson sidewalk overnight. Suspects flee in a green SUV. LA County firefighter-paramedics work on him as Sheriff’s deputies question witnesses, and his mother arrives on scene.
Flames shoot through the roof of a small home on Alliene Street near 225th Street in Lomita. Los Angeles County firefighters pull a man from the burning house; he is not breathing, and paramedics perform CPR and rush him to a hospital. Sheriff’s deputies question residents, and arson investigators look into the cause. First camera on scene, exclusive victim shots.
A woman crossing Rosecrans Avenue with her boyfriend is struck by a white pickup truck that speeds away. She is seriously injured and taken to Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital. Paramedics load her into an American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance as Compton Police, Sheriff’s deputies and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigate and question witnesses. Compton PD footage is rare: the department was disbanded in 2000.
A car burns after a crash on a Los Angeles freeway. Firefighters douse the steaming, burned-out wreck while paramedics treat the injured on the freeway. Includes two soundbites, one with a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer.