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- Two people were fatally shot, and eight others sustained injuries during a New Year’s Day party in downtown Los Angeles.
- Police responding to the 1 a.m. shooting discovered a chaotic scene, with gunfire heard and people fleeing the area.
- The shooting at the party, which was located in an industrial area with warehouses, was believed to have originated 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 commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and several wounded people lying on the street and sidewalk, police said in a news release.
A man and woman died at the scene, police said. Officials initially said three people had been hospitalized but an afternoon update reported eight wounded. Their conditions weren’t known Monday evening.
CALIFORNIA SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, 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 on any suspects was immediately available.
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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 commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a separate shooting that killed a woman and wounded four other people early Monday in the city of Hawthorne.
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One of the victims was hospitalized in critical condition and the three others were listed as stable, KABC-TV reported.
There were no arrests and no information about suspects.
