Artesia Double Shooting May Have Been Mistaken Identity, Police Say

ARTESIA, CA -- Gunfire erupted in Artesia early Thursday, killing one man and wounding another, authorities said.

The double shooting occurred at 12:17 a.m. in the 11900 block of 167th Street, said Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was transported to a hospital, Jansen said. The condition of the surviving victim was not immediately reported but he was expected to survive, according to media reports.

Investigators at the scene said the shooting may have been a case of mistaken identity.

A suspect description was not immediately available.

City News Service