Crime & Safety

North Hollywood Man Won't Say Who Shot Him In The Ankle: Police

Investigators think a suspected gang member may have shot himself in the ankle in North Hollywood because he won't say who shot him.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A man in his mid-20s was shot in the right ankle Monday in North Hollywood, authorities said.

It was reported at 8:51 p.m. when the victim and his friends went to a Ralphs supermarket at Vineland Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard, said Lt. I. Verduzco of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Station.

The man was taken to a hospital for treatment, Verduzco said.

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Police do not believe the shooting happened at the supermarket, he said. The victim is a suspected gang member who is not cooperating with investigators and may have shot himself in the ankle.

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