15-year-old boy jumped, severely injured in South Los Angeles

Police are searching for a group of suspects who jumped and severely injured a 15-year-old boy in the Watts area of South Los Angeles Tuesday night.

The attack was reported just after 9 p.m. in the parking lot of a strip mall with restaurants near Century Boulevard and South Alameda Street.

Officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call found the boy suffering from severe injuries, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The teen was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive, the spokesperson said.

Investigators believe the juvenile was jumped by the group following some type of altercation but no further details were provided.

It was unclear how many people were involved in the fight and no suspect descriptions were released.

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