Los Angeles, Ca
1 hospitalized in Vermont Square shooting; gunman at large
A suspect remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in L.A’s Vermont Square neighborhood Friday night.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting near Normandie Avenue and 49th Street at around 7:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Arriving officers located a victim with gunshot wounds at the scene. He was described as a man in his 30s and was found unconscious but still breathing.
He was rushed to the hospital where he remains in unknown condition Friday night.
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A gunman remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 13, 2024. (Citizen) -
A gunman remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 13, 2024. (Citizen) -
A gunman remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 13, 2024. (Citizen) -
A gunman remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 13, 2024. (Citizen) -
A gunman remains at large after a shooting left a man hospitalized in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 13, 2024. (Citizen)
The suspect fled the scene in an older model Lincoln sedan. He is described by police as a Black man around 30 to 40 years old.
The weapon used by the shooter was a semiautomatic handgun, LAPD confirmed.
No further details on the suspect were released. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD at 1-877-527-3247.