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A homeless man was shot twice Wednesday morning inside an encampment near the L.A. River, but the victim was not cooperating with authorities, police said.
The shooting took place about 12:20 a.m. on Perrino Place, east of the L.A. River near Washington Boulevard, said a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division.
“The victim was shot twice in the leg,” the desk officer said. “He was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.”
The victim was not being cooperative with police, according to the officer.
“He said he didn’t see anything; doesn’t know anything and doesn’t know why he was shot,” the officer added.
Anyone with information on this shooting was asked to call the LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division at (323) 342-4100. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. All tips can be submitted anonymously.
—City News Service