Crime & Safety
3 Wounded In Downtown Shooting, Manhunt On For Shooter
The shooter remains at large after the Thursday night shooting, police said.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Three people were wounded in a shooting on Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles Thursday night and the shooting remained on the run Friday morning, according to police.
Officers responded at 7:10 p.m. Thursday to Sixth and San Julian streets regarding a shooting.
Witnesses told police that the suspect walked to the street corner, where the victims were gathered, and announced to them "This is where I do business." He then fired several shots in their direction, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The gunman fled northbound on San Julian Street, police said.
The victims — a 21-year-old man, 62-year-old woman and a woman in her 30s, were all transported to a local hospital in stable condition, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Police have not released description of the suspect.
City News Service contributed to this reported.
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