Man shot to death during street takeover in South LA

LOS ANGELES - Authorities continue investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during a street takeover in South Los Angeles. 

Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles Police Departments responded to an area near 89th Street and Broadway, where they found 53-year-old Craig Christy dead at the scene. 

While investigators confirmed a street takeover was happening at the time, they have not said if the shooting and the takeover were connected. 

Officials did not say how Christy got shot or if he and the suspected killer knew each other.

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