A 44-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were wounded when they were shot during a robbery attempt on a street in South Los Angeles.
The shooting occurred at 10:03 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South Hoover Street and Century Boulevard, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told City News Service.
The victims were walking when they were approached by an unknown suspect who was armed with a handgun and demanded money, the spokesman said.
The suspect fired at the victims, striking both, and fled on foot, he said.
The victims were taken to a hospital by paramedics and had stable vital signs, he said.