Local : Nurse Shot to Death in Ambush While Driving Near Studio City
A nurse was shot to death in a hail of gunfire when her car was ambushed as she left a patient’s home in the Hollywood Hills above Studio City, police said.
The 39-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was shot at 6:45 a.m. as she was driving home after completing an overnight shift, Los Angeles Police Lt. Ron LaRue said.
Apparently waiting for the woman, the gunman opened fire as she drove through the 7400 block of Woodrow Wilson Drive near Mulholland Drive, investigators said. The victim was shot several times, including at least once in the head. The woman was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where she died at 11 a.m., following surgery.
A motive for the shooting was under investigation. No arrests were made, and police were searching the area for the gunman.
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