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Shooting Victim Dies After Head-On Crash in Florence

A man was shot before crashing head-on into another vehicle at a Florence intersection, police said.

One person was killed in a head-on crash in Florence.
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One person was killed in a head-on crash in Florence on Wednesday April 27, 2022.

A man who had been shot later crashed head-on into another vehicle early Wednesday morning at a Florence intersection.

The preliminary investigation indicated that the driver lost consciousness due to the shooting before the 2:30 a.m. crash at Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard in the South Los Angeles neighborhood.

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Details about the shooting, which likely occurred just a few blocks away, were not immediately available.

The driver slammed into another vehicle, which was at a stoplight, and died at the scene. The other driver was not injured.

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Details about the deceased individual's identity were not immediately available.

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