Crime & Safety
3 Teen Boys Injured In West Valley Shooting
Three teenage boys were wounded in a shooting in the west San Fernando Valley Wednesday night.
NORTHRIDGE, CA — Three teenage boys were wounded in a shooting in Northridge Wednesday night.
Police responded to the 8600 block of Wilbur Avenue, just south of Parthenia Street, at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday following reports of gunshots, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers found three people with gunshot wounds outside a home, KTLA reported.
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The victims were two 17-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy. They were transported to a local hospital by paramedics, according to the LAPD.
Witnesses told police a suspect approached the victims and shot at them several times before fleeing the area.
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