Crime & Safety
75 Arrested, 2 Shot During Rowdy Halloween Celebrations in Hollywood
There were about 100,000 people on the streets.
By City News Service
About 75 people were arrested during Halloween revelry in Hollywood, authorities said Friday.
There were about 100,000 people on the streets in Hollywood, where about 75 people were arrested on suspicion of drunk and disorderly-type offenses, Sgt. Leonard Calderon of the LAPD's Hollywood Station said early Friday.
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Two men were wounded around 2:15 a.m. in a gang-related shooting at the intersection of Selma Avenue and Schrader Boulevard, just south of Hollywood Boulevard, Calderon said. Both victims were in their 20s. One was struck in the groin and other in his buttocks and a hip, and both were taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Calderon said.
About 15 minutes after the shooting, someone fired shots at a vehicle leaving a parking structure along Vine Street, Calderon said.
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The vehicle was struck but no one inside was hit, he said, adding that it was unclear if the shootings were related.
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