A shooting victim was found dead about a mile where the gunfire erupted in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Saturday night, police say.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, officers were dispatched to Washington and Rimpau boulevards in West Adams just before 11 p.m. on reports of a shooting in the area.
The officers’ preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was standing among a group of people when two suspects approached them and a verbal dispute broke out. One of them opened fire, striking the victim at least once.
It was not initially clear whether anyone else was shot.
The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction, the LAPD spokesperson said. The unidentified male victim ended up in the area of La Brea Avenue and Adams Boulevard, approximately a mile away from where the shooting occurred.
It is not known how he got to that location; however, first responders pronounced him dead there, the spokesperson confirmed. Video from the scene posted to the Citizen App shows a white tent in a gas station parking lot, indicating the victim was likely located in that area.
“The shooting is gang-related, and the victim is not homeless,” the spokesperson elaborated.
A white sedan was seen adjacent to the tent, although there was no information indicating it had any involvement in the incident.
No further details were immediately available.
Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.
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