LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles city filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit against the owner and a tenant of a 16-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles that they allege is a hotbed of gang activity and a magnet for violent crime, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Dec. 22. The building, at 501 E. 23rd St., has had five documented shootings and four gun possession arrests since January, according to Feuer. The location is within 500 feet of Santee High School and the Trinity Recreation Center. Javanshir Rad, principal of First Rain, the corporation that owns the building, declined to comment on the lawsuit. “No family should be subjected to the ongoing violence that has plagued this community. We allege this property, so close to a public school and city recreation center, has been an epicenter of gun violence and brazen gang activity. We aim to put a stop to it,” Feuer said. “With Angelenos on edge over escalating violence, aggressive actions like …