Two people shot dead and at least five more injured during mass shooting near car show in Los Angeles park
- The shooting took place at Peck Park in San Pedro at around 3:51 p.m. local time at the 560 block of N. Western Avenue
- The gunfire was apparently heard in the area of a car show happening near the park, LA EMS said
- The LAPD is issuing a citywide tactical alert because the shooter has not yet been caught
- The entirety of Peck Park, a recreational site for San Pedro residents, has been declared a crime scene
At least two people are dead and five more are injured in a shooting that occurred at a park in the Los Angeles neighborhood of San Pedro Sunday.
The shooting took place at Peck Park in San Pedro at around 3:51 p.m. local time at the 560 block of N. Western Avenue.
Initially, EMS officials in LA said that seven people were shot an injured.
An LA Fire Department Chief said in a press conference that two of those people have died from their injuries at local hospitals, according to CBS Los Angeles.
The LAPD said that its Harbor Division responded to the scene after 911 calls reported a shooting.
The gunfire was apparently heard in the area of a car show happening in the park near a baseball field, LA EMS said.
At least seven people are injured in a shooting that occurred at a park in the Los Angeles neighborhood of San Pedro Sunday
The shooting took place at Peck Park in San Pedro at around 3:51 p.m. local time at the 560 block of N. Western Avenue.
The gunfire was apparently heard in the area of a car show happening near the park, LA EMS said
The LAPD said that it’s Harbor Division responded to the scene after 911 calls reported a shooting
The LAPD is issuing a citywide tactical alert, has tweeted it’s not an active shooter situation but provided no further information
The entirety of Peck Park, a recreational site for San Pedro residents, has been declared a crime scene
Paramedics took four men and three women to area hospitals after the shooting, the fire department said in a statement
‘There are no other patients remaining at scene,’ the statement said, adding that the circumstances regarding the shooting have yet to be confirmed
Peck Park is about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles
EMTs help the wounded after the shooting which has seen at least seven people injured
The LAPD is issuing a citywide tactical alert, has tweeted it’s not an active shooter situation but provided no further information.
The entirety of Peck Park, a recreational site for San Pedro residents, has been declared a crime scene.
Paramedics took four men and three women to area hospitals after the shooting, the fire department said in a statement.
‘There are no other patients remaining at scene,’ the statement said, adding that the circumstances regarding the shooting have yet to be confirmed.
Peck Park is about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
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