Limousine Used in 2nd Gang-Related Shooting
Gang members riding home from a funeral Thursday used two rented limousines as vehicles for a drive-by shooting that resulted in the wounding of a man, police said. It was the second time this week a limousine was used in a gang-related shooting.
The unidentified victim was taken to Brotman Medical Center in Culver City and treated for a gunshot wound to the foot, said Police Sergeant Bob James.
No one has been arrested, James said. The limousines were impounded as evidence and the drivers questioned and released, he said.
“These drivers don’t know what these people are doing,” James said. “These people are in the back partying. The drivers don’t know what’s going on.”
The shooting occurred at 2:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Vernon Avenue.
In an incident Tuesday, Robert Lewis Riley Jr., 19, was killed when gang members opened fire from a limousine. Police are investigating both shootings.
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