One person is dead and three other people were injured early Tuesday while watching fireworks in South Los Angeles.

Amid the Fourth of July celebrations, gunfire rang out about 12:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of the East 56th Street, said Officer Jane Kim, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Why would anyone open fire at a 4th of July party for adults and kids. One person is dead others wounded. 6:30@ABC7 pic.twitter.com/uvcf5GVcny — Leo Stallworth (@abc7leo) July 5, 2016

Three men and a woman were struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital, she said. One of the victims was later pronounced dead.


The shooting, she said, was gang-related.

Police told KABC-TV the shooting involved a group of people who were watching an illegal fireworks display at a party.

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