A man was fatally wounded and another man was critically wounded in a gang-related shooting in South Gate, authorities said Saturday.
South Gate Police Department officers were called to the 8000 block of San Luis Avenue near Southern Avenue at about 11:50 p.m. Friday, where they found two men lying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Information Bureau.
Paramedics rushed both men to a hospital. A man suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso was pronounced dead at the hospital. The second shooting victim, who sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body, was listed in critical condition.
“Per the South Gate Police Gang Unit, both victims are known members of a gang,” according to a sheriff’s department statement.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to lacrimestoppers.org.