Police Seek Suspects Who Shot, Assaulted Bicyclist In Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA — Culver City police are searching for two suspects who shot a man on a bicycle last week.

Officers responded to a hospital about 3:30 a.m. Thursday where a man was treated for a possible gunshot or pellet wound, according to the Culver City Police Department.

The victim said he was riding his bicycle in the 8500 block of National Boulevard, near Fay Avenue, about 1:45 a.m. when he heard a loud pop and felt a pain in his chest that caused him to fall.

He said that two suspects assaulted him and then ran away, police said. A possible motive was not disclosed.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds and listed in stable condition.

The unidentified victim described the suspects as men in their 30s in dark clothing, police said. A third suspect could also have been involved.

Anyone with information on the assault was asked to contact Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer Assistant Chief Jason Sims at 310-253-6391 or the watch commander at 310-253-6202

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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