2 Wounded In Second South Bay Shooting In Two Days

SOUTH BAY — Authorities were searching Saturday for a suspect in a shooting that injured two people late Friday in Lennox.

The shooting was reported about 10:37 p.m. near 105th Street and Freeman Avenue, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department watch commander confirmed to Patch. Two injured people were taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Their conditions were not immediately available.

The suspect, who was wearing dark clothing, fled on foot, the sheriff’s department said. Video from the scene showed deputies investigating and broken glass in the street around a white sedan left in the road with its door open.

Authorities did not immediately say what led up to the shooting.

The shooting comes just a day after another shooting that wounded four people in the area.

Thursday's early morning shooting occurred several blocks to the south in Hawthorne near a Hawthorne shopping area, triggering a large emergency response as police searched for an unknown number of suspects.

That shooting was reported at about 2:13 a.m. in the 14100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, near Rosecrans Avenue, a Hawthorne Police Department spokesperson said.

All four victims suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said. Three were taken to hospitals by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, while a fourth made their way to a hospital independently.

Video from the scene showed firefighters and paramedics tending to an injured man at a strip mall. Victims were found in separate parking lots and near a bus stop bench, according to initial reporting by KTLA.

KTLA, citing witnesses and news video service KNN, reported that a group of people had gathered near Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue and became involved in an argument before multiple gunshots were heard. Police, however, had not publicly confirmed what led to the shooting as of Thursday morning.

The suspect or suspects fled before officers arrived, according to Hawthorne police. Authorities had not released descriptions of anyone being sought and had not said how many suspects may have been involved.

City News Service contributed to this report.