HAWTHORNE – A man was killed and another person was wounded in Hawthorne Wednesday morning, the second fatal shooting in the city in the span of a few days.

Homicide detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to assist Hawthorne police after the death was reported at about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 14100 block of Doty Avenue, north of Rosecrans Avenue.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His name and age were not immediately available.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, Hawthorne police officers arrived at the scene after getting a report of shots heard and detained a suspect who was armed with a firearm and believed to be the shooter.

“An additional victim self-transported to a local hospital and later notified the Hawthorne Police Depart

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