Recent shootings in Watts may be gang-related, so police are upping patrols

At a meeting of the Watts Gang Task Force on Monday, Capt. Louis Paglialonga of the LAPD’s Southeast Division described a recent surge in shootings in Watts that may be a back-and-forth between rival gangs.

The beginning of the year had been quiet, Paglialonga said, with no homicides in Southeast…