Man Critically Wounded In Mar Vista Shooting

MAR VISTA, CA — A man was critically wounded when a verbal argument in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles led to gunfire and the 83-year-old suspect was in custody, authorities said Monday.

The shooting was reported at 8 p.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of Inglewood Boulevard, according to a desk officer in the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center.

A man believed between 25 and 30 years old argued with an 83-year-old man and the older man produced a handgun and shot the younger man, the officer said.

Paramedics took the victim to a hospital in critical condition, the officer said.

The suspect was taken into custody, he said.

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