Venice hit-and-run driver who plowed into mom, baby in stolen car is murdered after light sentence

17-year-old Kristopher Baca, the hit-and-run driver seen in a viral video mowing down a mom and her infant in Venice last year, was shot and killed in Palmdale after receiving a light sentence from DA George Gascón.

Venice hit-and-run driver shot, killed in Palmdale 1 year after crash
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A teen hit-and-run driver, Kristopher Baca, was shot and killed in Palmdale a little more than a year after he was caught mowing down a mom and her baby in Venice.

Karen Bass: LA program housed 96 people previously living in Venice encampments

Mayor Karen Bass held an event in Venice Friday touting what she described as the early success of a program intended to bring people living in encampments into housing.

Keenan Anderson: School mourns death of teacher who died over winter break after being tased by LAPD

Keenan Anderson was a 10th-grade English teacher who was visiting his family in Los Angeles during winter break when he got into an altercation with the LAPD. He is the third member of the D.C. school community to fall victim to violence in the past 65 days.

Keenan Anderson: BLM co-founder claims cousin was ‘killed by LAPD’ in Venice

An investigation is underway by the Los Angeles Police Department after a Black man died in police custody hours after a physical altercation with officers in West LA's Venice neighborhood earlier this month.

Keenan Anderson: Body camera video shows LAPD detaining, using Taser on man involved in Venice crash

Police in LA released body camera footage showing the moments when officers used a Taser on a man accused of being involved in a crash in Venice. The video release comes as a community demands justice for Keenan Anderson, a Black man who died after a struggle with police.

Bass launches 'Inside Safe' initiative in Venice

A program by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass that aims to provide housing for people living in homeless encampments launched in Venice on Wednesday.

Man accused of shooting tourists in Venice arrested in West Virginia

A man wanted in connection with the shooting of two tourists from the United Kingdom in Venice last summer was arrested in West Virginia Monday, according to authorities.

Man arrested after taking bath at home he is accused of breaking into
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A man who was accused of carrying a sword in Venice is in handcuffs after he made authorities wait as he took a bath at a home he is accused of breaking into. The bizarre and tense exchange drew SWAT officers to the scene.