Shots were heard during a party in the city center of the Californian city. A man and a woman died, authorities announced.
New shooting in the United States. Two people were shot in a district of downtown Los Angeles overnight on Sunday to Monday, while at least six other people were injured and transported in hospitals, the authorities said.
A man died on the scene, at the intersection of 14th place and Griffith avenue, and a woman succumbed to her hospital injuries, according to the same source. According to the Associated Press, the police intervened during a party on the sidelines of a music festival in the city center of the City of Angels. After having evacuated the revelers of the place, the police were recalled around 1 am, shortly after the shooting.
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The circumstances of the event are still vague. The party had been promoted on social networks as “An after-party of the Hard Summer”a techno music festival in Hollywood Park, KTLA-TV reported. According to the Los Angeles Timesaround fifty people participated in the festive event. An investigation is underway to identify the main suspect.