Tragic shooting in Wilmington left a woman dead and sent two others to the hospital
The authorities found three people with gunshot wounds at the scene of the shooting; Police later reported that one of the victims, apparently a 20-year-old woman, had died.
A woman died and two people were hospitalized after a tragic shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington.
The shots were reported shortly after 2:00 pm in the 800 block of Lagoon Avenue, in the neighborhood located near the port.
Firefighters and Los Angeles Police Department units responded to the emergency call at the location where the shooting was reported. Three people with gunshot wounds were found at the site, who were transported to local hospitals.
Police later reported that one of the victims, a woman in her 20s, had died in hospital.
The other two people who were injured, believed to be a man in his 20s and a woman in her 45s, were reported hospitalized in stable condition.
Some reports indicated that an outdoor social gathering was taking place at a residence near the scene of the shooting.
Information about the circumstances of the shooting was not immediately available.
Police believe two men may have been involved in the shooting, but a detailed description was not available.