Crime & Safety

3 Men Wounded In Bar Shooting In East L.A. Expected To Survive

A man walked into a bar in East Los Angeles just before 1:30 a.m. and shot three men. The suspect fled the scene.

EAST LOS ANGELES, CA — A man, possibly in his mid-30s, walked into a bar in East Los Angeles Sunday, shot three men and fled the location on foot, authorities said.

Two of the men suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and the third victim was listed in critical, but stable condition at an area hospital. Paramedics rushed all three men to area hospitals, according to a watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's East Los Angeles station.

The shooting at Rudy's LA Bar, 5226 Pomona Blvd., occurred at about 1:20 a.m., he said.

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A motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

The sheriff's East Los Angeles station urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at 323-264-4151.

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—City News Service