Gang disputes and the killing of homeless people are at the center of the surge in murders in Los Angeles this year, amid a national trend in gunplay, according to police figures.
The city is steadily approaching 300 homicides this year, a number not seen in more than a decade. As of Wednesday, there were 274 murders in the city, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Fewer than half have been solved. Many of the victims have been homeless and those connected to gang activity, according to police data. Most have been in two neighborhoods.
More than half of the 80 homicides in Central Los…
