Crime & Safety
LAPD Seeks Suspects in Cypress Park Double Shooting
Two victims were hospitalized in the Wednesday afternoon shooting.
The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for suspects in a Wednesday afternoon double shooting in Cypress Park, the Los Angeles Times reports.
According to the Times, police said that the two victims--one male adult and one teenager--were shot at around 2 p.m. near a residence on the 2600 block of Loosmore Street.
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Police were told the suspects asked the victims "Where are you from?" before firing multiple times.
The assailants apparently fled in a white Chevrolet Astro van.
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across LAPD's Northeast Divison, Cypress Park has been the scene of several shootings in recent months.
In May, one man was killed and another left in critical condition after a . In November, three men were hospitalized after being .
In both November's shooting and in yesterday's, victims were allegedly asked where they were from before being fired upon, an indicator that the shootings were gang related.
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