A man was wounded Sunday when he was shot during an argument in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles.
The shooting was reported at 12:17 a.m. Sunday at Fortuna Street and East Slauson Avenue, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. The location is near the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park.
The victim was in the area when he was approached by a suspect in a vehicle, the spokesman said. There was a verbal argument and the suspect fired several shots at the victim before fleeing.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital in unknown condition, he said. The shooting was believed gang related.