A man was killed and another person wounded in a shooting Monday in East Los Angeles.
Authorities responded about 5:30 p.m. to a call of a gunshot victim in the 5600 block of Via Corona Avenue, near East Beverly Boulevard, where they found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The surviving victim, described only as a male, was taken to a hospital and was undergoing surgery, Deputy Eric Ortiz said.
Information on the extent of the injuries to the surviving victim was not immediately available.
Anyone with information on the shooting can call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit a tip anonymously at 800-222-8477.