LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Thirty-four people were shot in Los Angeles in the last week, and 23 of the shootings were concentrated within a “remarkably small area” of the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street and Southeast divisions, Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday.

Moore told the Los Angeles Police Commission that last week was a “troubling week,” noting that many of the shootings were concentrated in “a remarkably small area of town when you look at that frequency or that concentration.”

The shootings were primarily related to typical street violence, including disputes within gangs and between rival gangs, Moore said.

The 77th Division includes Athens Park, Chesterfield Square, Gramercy Park, Hyde Park, South Park-51st and Menlo, Vermont Knolls, Vermont Park, View Heights, Morningside Park and West Park Terrace.

The Southeast Division includes Athens Park, Avalon Gardens, Hacienda Village, Harbor Gateway, Imperial Courts, Gardena Boulevard, Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Parkside Manor and Watts.

Additional LAPD patrols and engagement teams with the Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program […]