Crime & Safety

Gang-Related Shooting Leaves 2 Men Injured in Hollywood

Both victims are in their 20s.

By City News Service

Two men were wounded Friday morning in a gang-related shooting in Hollywood, police said.

The shooting at the intersection of Selma Avenue and Schrader Boulevard, just south of Hollywood Boulevard, was reported about 2:15 a.m., Los Angeles police Sgt. Leonard Calderon said.

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Both victims were in their 20s. One was struck in the groin and other in his buttocks and a hip, Calderon said.

Both were taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life- threatening injuries, he said.

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Investigators believe the shooting was gang-related, Calderon said.

Neither victim was cooperating with investigators and no suspect information was available, he said.

About 15 minutes after the shooting, someone fired shots at a vehicle leaving a parking structure along Vine Street, Calderon said.

The vehicle was struck but no one inside was hit, he said, adding that it was unclear of the shootings were related.



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