NORTHRIDGE – Police Saturday were investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman in Northridge that investigators believe could be gang-related.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 1:40 a.m. Saturday to Bryant Street and Tampa Avenue, where witnesses told them three suspects approached two people who were sitting inside a car and shot at the victims several times, according to an LAPD spokesman.
The victim was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The woman was taken to a hospital by private vehicle, according to the LAPD’s Media Relations Section. The department could not corroborate media reports that two others were critically injured in the shooting.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Valley Bureau Homicide Detectives at 818-374-9550. Calls during non-business hours or weekends should go to 877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anonymous calls may be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
