Two Shot During Four Shootings in South Los Angeles Within Five Hours Friday
Two Shot During Four Shootings in South Los Angeles Within Five Hours Friday
by Contributing Editor
Four possibly gang-related shootings occurred in a less than five-hour span Friday in South Los Angeles, and two people were rushed to a hospital with gunshot wounds.
The first shooting occurred about 2 p.m. near 52nd and Figueroa streets, according to Sgt. Rick Rodgers of the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Community Station.
The next happened about 4:30 p.m. near 51st Street and Vermont Avenue, where one person was struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital, according to Rodgers and Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The third shooting occurred at 5:23 p.m., when another person was struck by bullets near 74th and Figueroa streets, according to Rodgers. That person was taken to a hospital, Stewart said.
The fourth shooting happened near 83rd Street and Normandie Avenue at 6:45 p.m., according to Rodgers.
Information about suspects or the two victims was not available.
It was unclear if the shootings were related.
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