Mass Shooting In LA: 8 Shot, 2 Dead

LOS ANGELES, CA — Two people were killed and six others were injured Monday in a shooting downtown, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The shooting occurred just after 1 a.m. Monday at 14th Place and Paloma Street, according to a police spokesperson. The violence erupted at a warehouse party just hours after police had arrested someone at the gathering for possessing a gun, Fox 11 reported.

The shooting, which police said was gang related, occurred in an industrial area just north of the 10 Freeway that was hosting several such late-night parties.

A man, estimated to be between 25 and 30, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 52-year-old woman died after transporting herself to a local hospital, police said.

A 34-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were rushed to a hospital in critical condition. And three men — 62, 28 and 26 — and a 28-year-old woman were transported to hospitals by paramedics with stable vital signs, police said.

Gang officers who were patrolling the area spotted an armed person running into a warehouse where the party was being held. They shut down the gathering and arrested a suspect at around 11 p.m. Sunday, Fox 11 reported.

Two hours later, more than a dozen shots were fired into the crowd. Officers returned to the scene to discover multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds and trails of blood along the street, the station reported.

City News Service contributed to this report.