Eight people have been killed in Westmont so far this year, all of whom were shot to death, according to coroner’s records. Even though the area of more than 30,000 is seeing a drop in homicides, residents say they still are weary. In June, a 15-year-old teenager talking to a friend as he stood in a driveway was shot and killed north of where Baker lives. Last month, a 45-year-old man watching his son play basketball just before sundown was killed in front of his child. Her children warned her of a rash of violence in the neighborhood last summer, but she said she didn’t feel threatened.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 05, 2016 12:03 UTC