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Thursday Morning Shooting Leave One Dead, One Wounded in San Pedro

SAN PEDRO- A man was killed and one other person was injured after they were shot in San Pedro on August 4.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 300 block of West 1st St at around 2:49 a.m.. According to LAPD Media Relations Officer Rosario Cervantes, there were two victims. One  was deceased at the scene, while the other survived and in stable condition. The first victim was found at the original shooting scene, where paramedics declared him dead on arrival.

The second victim fled the scene and crashed his bullet-riddled car into multiple parked cars on 1st St just west of Pacific Avenue before abandoning it, where a passing LA Port Police patrol car came across the wreck. He was found by officers on Pacific Avenue and Santa Cruz Street, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

The shooter has not been apprehended, Cervantes said. No suspect description was made available. A cause for the shooting is currently unknown.

The photos of the crash are all from 1st and Pacific, while the two photos with crime scene tape were from Santa Cruz and Pacific. Photos by Raphael Richardson
The photos of the crash are all from 1st and Pacific, while the two photos with crime scene tape were from Santa Cruz and Pacific. Photos by Raphael Richardson
The photos of the crash are all from 1st and Pacific, while the two photos with crime scene tape were from Santa Cruz and Pacific. Photos by Raphael Richardson
The photos of the crash are all from 1st and Pacific, while the two photos with crime scene tape were from Santa Cruz and Pacific. Photos by Raphael Richardson

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