Public Safety
Three masked suspects sought after West Hollywood shooting
A man was hospitalized after being shot near the Sunset Strip; deputies say three masked men fled east on Holloway Drive in a silver vehicle.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are searching for three suspects after a man was shot in West Hollywood, ABC7 reported October 2. Deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the 8700 block of Holloway Drive, near the Sunset Strip, following a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
What it means locally
The Sheriff’s Department said deputies found a man with a gunshot wound and that he was taken to a hospital; his condition was not released. ABC7 reported that surveillance footage appeared to show three people leave a silver vehicle, approach and surround a man, and struggle with him before fleeing east on Holloway Drive. A person at the scene described the incident as an attempted robbery, but authorities had not confirmed that account. The suspects were described as three adult men of average build wearing face coverings, black hooded sweatshirts, black pants and black shoes. No arrest had been announced. The accompanying photograph shows the Sunset Strip in 2001 and is archival; it does not depict the shooting, victim or suspects.
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