California teen shot and killed, family and friends hold vigil

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in South Los Angeles late Saturday evening after leaving a nightclub.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were dispatched to the area of 74th Street near Hobart Boulevard at around 11:40pm after learning of shots fired in the area.

When they arrived, they located the minor who was suffering of gunshot wounds behind a vehicle. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

He has since been identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office as Quincy Darnell Reese Jr.

Family members say that Reese was a star basketball player at Crenshaw High School and that he had been dropped off at the 77 Lounge, a nightclub located at S. Western Avenue and 74th Street, prior to the shooting.

Classmates, family and friends could be seen at a vigil placed outside of the high school Sunday evening.

There was no information on a motive or suspects connected to the incident.

Anyone with additional info was urged to contact LAPD.