Crime & Safety
Bystander Wounded In Hollywood Strip Club Shooting
A bystander was wounded when a man opened fire inside a Sunset Boulevard strip club during an altercation Thursday morning.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities are investigating a shooting at a popular Sunset Boulevard nightclub that left two people wounded Thursday morning.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department and broadcast reports from the scene, one person was shot and a crowd of dozens poured out into the street when gunfire rang out at the Crazy Girls club at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
The shooting occurred at 4:30 a.m. at Sunset and La Brea said LAPD Officer Mike Lopez. Two suspects were involved in an altercation with another person, Lopez said.
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According to Lopez, one of the suspects fired several rounds, missing the person he was trying to hit and striking an unintended victim — a man in his 30s.
According to FOX 11, a witness reported hearing at least 20 gunshots and seeing people run frantically out of the club.
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When the Los Angeles Police Department arrived on the scene in the 1400 block of North La Brea Avenue, the gunshot victim was conscious, according to CBS.
The suspects fled the scene, and no arrests have been made.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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