Two People Shot And Wounded In The Monrovia Area

MONROVIA, CA – Two people were shot and wounded Thursday near Monrovia in an unincorporated county area, authorities said. Deputies were sent to the 2500 block of Broderick Avenue at about 11:40 a.m. for a "shots fired, gunshots heard" call, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported.

When they arrived, deputies found a Hispanic woman and Black man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper hospital; both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said. The male victim remains in fair condition and the female victim is in surgery, according to authorities.

Preliminary information reveals that a white colored vehicle was seen leaving the scene, and the incident appears to be gang related, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Temple Station, Detective Milano, at (626) 285-7171. To provide information anonymously, call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock