- Two people were shot dead and eight others were injured during a New Year’s party in downtown Los Angeles.
- Police responding to the 1 a.m. shooting discovered a chaotic scene, gunshots were heard and people were fleeing the area.
- The shooting at the party, which was located in an industrial area with warehouses, is believed to have stemmed from a dispute.
Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting early New Year’s Day at a party in a downtown Los Angeles shopping neighborhood, authorities said.
Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunshots and found a crowd fleeing the area and several injured people lying on the street and sidewalk, police said in a news release. .
A man and a woman died at the scene, police said. Authorities initially said three people had been hospitalized, but an afternoon update reported eight injuries. His conditions were not known Monday night.
SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA LEAVES 1 DEAD AND 4 INJURED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute at the party, held in an industrial area with warehouses and commercial buildings. No information was immediately available on any suspects.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. Authorities say two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a party early on New Year’s Day in a downtown Los Angeles business neighborhood. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was investigating another shooting that killed one woman and injured four other people early Monday morning in the city of Hawthorne.
BODY CAMERA Footage Shows LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY SHOT TO DEATH WOMAN WHO CALLED 911
One of the victims was hospitalized in critical condition and the other three are stable, KABC-TV reported.
There were no arrests or information on suspects.
