NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Two men were shot, one fatally, at the Sky Hookah Lounge in North Hollywood Wednesday, and the shooter has been taken into custody, authorities said.
This is the second deadly shooting at this location since last October.
Wednesday’s shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. at 13000 Victory Blvd., two blocks west of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, according to Detective Meghan Aguilar and Officer Melissa Podany of the Los Angeles Police Department.
One victim survived the attack and was taken to a hospital for treatment of his wounds, Aguilar said. The other man died at the hospital, Podany said. The name of the victim was withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
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The Los Angeles city council exempted hookah from a strict tobacco ban that removed flavored tobacco from retail shelves across the city. The City Council faced demands from the National Hookah Community Association to exempt hookah from the ordinance, calling it a cultural tradition. The council was unaware that gun violence would also be part of the equation.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call the LAPD’s North Hollywood Community Police Station at 818-623-4016. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
2UrbanGirls contributed to this report.
