LOS ANGELES, CA – Two individuals were fatally shot and eight others sustained injuries during a New Year’s Day party in a commercial neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles. Authorities were alerted to the shooting around 1 a.m. Monday, and upon their arrival at the scene, they discovered a crowd dispersing and multiple individuals injured on the street and sidewalk.
The victims included a man and a woman who were pronounced dead at the scene, with an additional eight individuals receiving injuries. The precise conditions of the wounded were not immediately known. The shooting is believed to have originated from a dispute at the party, which was held in an area characterized by industrial warehouses and commercial buildings. No details about potential suspects were available at the time.
Elsewhere, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was also investigating a separate shooting that resulted in the death of a woman and the injury of four other individuals in the city of Hawthorne on the same morning. One victim was reportedly in critical condition, while the others were listed as stable.
The incidents mark a tragic start to the new year in Los Angeles, as families and communities mourn the loss of their loved ones and wait for more information to be released by the authorities. As investigations continue, local residents are left grappling with the devastating impact of gun violence in their neighborhoods.
In summary, two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a New Year’s Day party in downtown Los Angeles. Another shooting in Hawthorne resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to four other individuals. The investigations into both incidents are ongoing.