September 21, 2024

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7 injured in shooting at Los Angeles park

The Los Angeles Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighbourhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn’t an active shooter situation but provided no more information.

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At least seven people have been injured. At gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held.

The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighbourhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn’t an active shooter situation but provided no more information.

The LA Fire Department

The LA Fire Department said the incident occurred at or near the car show. at least three people suffered gunshot wounds and two of them were in critical condition. Seven people overall were injured and take to hospitals, according to the fire department.

As many as two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting that occurred between two groups at a park in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.The shooting occurred inside Peck Park in San Pedro during an ongoing car show at 4 pm (local time), the Newyork Post reported.

Investigators believe the shooting began as a dispute between two parties at Peck Park, Los Angeles Police Department Captain Kelly Muniz said during a news conference. “We’re continuing to clear the park for evidence and potentially additional victims,” CNN quoted Kelly as saying.

“We’re investigating that there could be more than one shooter,” Muniz said. No one was in custody as of early Sunday night.

Four men and three women were rushed to area hospitals after bullets flew inside the Park. the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert. LAFD confirmed that out of the seven injured people, two people succumbed to their injuries while they were in the hospital for treatment.