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L.A. Sees Spike in Outbursts of Gun Violence

By Mandalit del Barco

Published February 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Los Angeles police are still searching for the man who opened fired into a crowd of children and adults at a crowded bus stop Wednesday.

Eight people were shot, and several suffered serious wounds, leading authorities to express amazement that no one was killed.

The bold daytime shooting was the latest episode in a violent streak playing out on the streets of Los Angeles.

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Mandalit del Barco

As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics. Over the years, she has also covered everything from street gangs to Hollywood, police and prisons, marijuana, immigration, race relations, natural disasters, Latino arts and urban street culture (including hip hop dance, music, and art). Every year, she covers the Oscars and the Grammy awards for NPR, as well as the Sundance Film Festival and other events. Her news reports, feature stories and photos, filed from Los Angeles and abroad, can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, Alt.latino, and npr.org.