One person was killed and another was in the hospital Friday in what police say was a gang-related shooting near the El Sereno neighborhood.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 7:58 p.m. Thursday to Beryl Street and Mercury Avenue near the Rose Hill Recreation Center regarding a shots fired call where they learned an 18-year-old man had been shot and a 25-year-old man was involved in a car crash, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service.
The 25-year-old, who had been shot before crashing the vehicle he was driving, died at the scene.
The second victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition and did not cooperate with officers, police said.