Crime & Safety

2 Men Killed In Exposition Park Shooting

A 33-year-old man died at the scene and a 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Two men were killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles.

The shooting occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday in front of 1122 Browning Blvd., near the intersection of Budlong Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer David Cuellar told City News Service.

A 33-year-old man died at the scene and a 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, Cuellar said.

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The victims were sitting inside a vehicle when a man believed about 35 years old walked up and fired multiple gunshots at them then, fled in a white older-model Toyota four-door sedan, he said.

Detectives were investigating and did not yet know if the shooting was gang related, Cuellar said.

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— City News Service