LOS ANGELES – One man was killed and another was hospitalized Saturday in a drive-by shooting in East Hollywood.
Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division were called at 2:10 a.m. to the 900 block of North Mariposa Avenue east of Normandie Avenue where they learned the victims were standing outside and two suspects in a vehicle drove up to them and opened fire before driving away, according to an LAPD spokeswoman.
Both victims were taken to a hospital where one was later pronounced dead. The other man was in stable condition, police said.
There was no vehicle or suspect description.
The cause of the shooting was under investigation. Anyone with information was asked to call the LAPD at 877-527-3247.
Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
City News Service contributed to this report.
