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2 Teens Identified in Deadly Shooting at Mount Washington Lookout – NBC Los Angeles
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2 Teens Identified in Deadly Shooting at Mount Washington Lookout – NBC Los Angeles

Two teenagers who were shot and killed early Thursday morning at a cliff lookout in Los Angeles’ Mount Washington community have been identified.

The victims were identified as Denzell Guzman, 18, and Juan Melendez Jr., 17, both of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police responded to the lookout in the 1400 block of Cliff Drive just after midnight after a report of a shooting. They found the victims with multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses told police that a group approached the victims, opened fire and left. Details on a motive were not immediately available.

The teenagers died at the scene, where flowers and other items were left at a memorial later on Thursday. Friends of the victims told NBCLA that they were teenage students at a high school in the north downtown area of ​​Los Angeles.

Descriptions of the attackers were not immediately available.