3 people wounded in shootings in South L.A., Sun Valley

Three people were wounded, at least one critically, in two separate shootings Wednesday night in Los Angeles, police said.

In Sun Valley, at least one attacker opened fire on a man and woman shortly after 6:30 p.m. near Webb Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The woman, 25, was in critical condition, and the man, 22, was in stable condition, Officer Gregory Baek said. The names of the victims were not released.

LAPD patrol units were at the scene as officers searched for suspects.

Shortly before 9 p.m., the LAPD received reports of shots fired in South Los Angeles near 79th and Figueroa streets in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. At least one one person was wounded and taken to a hospital, police said.

Investigators were responding to that incident. No other details were immediately available.

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Map: Recent crimes in the area near the Sun Valley shooting.

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