Man Fatally Shoots Brother on Thanksgiving

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 11.27.25 | 2:40 PM
LOCATION: Lakewood Blvd & South Street
AREA/CITY: Lakewood
DETAILS:

LAKEWOOD (CNS) – A man was mortally wounded Thursday in a shooting in a Lakewood intersection that is under investigation by sheriff’s homicide detectives.

The shooting occurred at 2:37 p.m. Thursday at Lakewood Boulevard and South Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The man was rushed to a hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced dead, sheriff’s officials said.

A person of interest was detained, they said.

A news videographer who was at the scene told City News Service the victim and suspect were brothers.

LASD Release – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to a shooting death investigation. The incident was reported on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at approximately 2:37 p.m. at the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and South Street, in the city of Lakewood.

The victim was transported to a local area hospital and pronounced deceased.

A person of interest is curently detained.

There is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS

(8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

Notes: Deputies provided a suspect name of Anthony Ruiz during the foot pursuit on the radio.

Original info:

A man is not expected to survive after being shot inside a pickup truck during a confrontation with his brother at a busy intersection Thanksgiving afternoon
Sheriff deputies and fire paramedics received the call regarding a shooting
Arriving, they found one male down unresponsive and the suspect attempting to flee the scene on foot
Deputies had a brief standoff with the suspect in the parking lot of 4105 South Street before taking him into custody
A gun was reportedly recovered from the roof of a nearby restaurant, possibly tossed by the suspect
The male victim was reported to be the suspect’s brother per radio traffic. He was transported to Long Beach Memorial in grave condition with CPR in progress
The suspect sustained unknown injuries and was seen being loaded into and transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance with deputies following
All directions of Lakewood & South are shut down until further notice. The scene is expected to be held for Homicide bureau detectives

HANDLING AGENCIES: LASD Lakewood, LA County FD

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