Los Angeles police Thursday night were investigating two separate shootings that left one person dead in Winnetka and two others wounded in Westlake.
The first attack took place shortly before 5 p.m. at West 5th Street and South Burlington Avenue in Westlake and appeared to gang-related, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
A man reported that he and a passenger were shot as they drove in a vehicle. The assailant and at least one other person fled, the LAPD said.
Both victims were shot in the back. One was in critical condition, and the other was in stable condition, Officer Bruce Borihanh said.
About an hour later, a man believed to be in his 40s was struck at least once in the chest when a gunman fired multiple rounds near Corbin Avenue and Sherman Way, the LAPD said. The gunman ran away.
Borihanh said the the victim was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was unclear Thursday night what sparked the shooting.
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Map shows homicides reported in Westlake since January 2007. Credit: Times Homicide Report
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