A woman in her 20s was killed and a man is in stable condition at an area hospital from a shooting in the Athens area of unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting was reported at 3:25 p.m. Saturday at Berendo Avenue and 119th Street, according to Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Deputies responding to a home in that area reported a man in his 50s suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported.

The woman in her 20s was taken by a private vehicle to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

No further information was available.

Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

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