It's not been a very good week to be a kid on the streets of Los Angeles.

Via the LAPD:

Los Angeles : On November 17, 2004 , at about 1:25 p.m. , the victim, a male Black 17 years of age, and two friends were walking together in the 2600 block of South Orange Drive , when the suspect(s) drove up in a burgundy Sports Utility Vehicle. One of the suspects armed with a handgun shot at the victim. The victim was hit by the gunfire and collapsed onto the sidewalk at Adams Boulevard and Orange Drive .

The suspect fled in the car eastbound on Adams Boulevard . The suspect(s) car was last seen northbound on La Brea Avenue .

Also:

Los Angeles: On Sunday, November 14, 2004, at about 5:10 p.m., victims, two young men, were walking together westbound in the 4700 block of Tacana Street. Two male Hispanic suspects drove past them eastbound on Tacana Street in their vehicle and stopped nearby. The suspects exited from their vehicle and approached the victims on foot. For no apparent reason, the suspects fired multiple rounds at the victims. The suspects returned to their vehicle and sped away southbound on Nicolet Street...

Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics responded and transported the victims to a local hospital for gunshot wounds. One of the victims, 15 years of age, died a short time later from his injuries.

Keywords: "For no apparent reason..."

Street crime in L.A., a decade post-Rodney King, isn't big box office so don't expect certain folks to put any time and attention into it.