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Man injured after gunman opens fire at restaurant in Palms

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One man was injured Sunday night when a gunman walked into a Palms restaurant and opened fire before fleeing the scene, authorities said.

Three male suspects wearing hooded black sweatshirts and black bandannas covering their faces approached Super Pho & Teriyaki on Venice Boulevard around 9:25 p.m., authorities said.

One of the suspects, carrying a blue-steel revolver, walked through the front door and fired two shots at a male in his 40s who was eating a meal, Los Angeles police officials said.

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The shots struck the victim in the left hand and the upper right shoulder.

The suspects then fled, driving westbound on Venice Boulevard, authorities said.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

No arrests have been made, and police are still trying to determine if the incident was gang-related. In brief interviews, police determined that the victim was not a gang member and did not know the suspects.

matt.stevens@latimes.com

Twitter: @MattStevensLAT

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