Crime & Safety

64-Year-Old Hospitalized in Pomona Shooting

A 64-year-old man was hospitalized Friday with a wound he suffered in a shooting in Pomona.

Officers went to the 300 block of East Philadelphia Street around 11:45 p.m. Thursday in response to a report of shooting and found the victim suffering from a single gunshot wound, said Pomona police Sgt. Brian Hagerty. 

The man was airlifted to County-USC Medical Center with stable vital signs, he said.

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Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to contact Pomona police at (909) 620-2085. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

—City News Service.

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