Man, 19, Wounded in Drive-By
NORTHRIDGE —
A 19-year-old alleged gang associate was shot in the face as he walked along a street Thursday afternoon, Los Angeles police said.
Pasqual Padilla of Northridge was walking in the 19800 block of Parthenia Street about 3 p.m. when a carload of people drove past him and four shots were fired, Sgt. Kirk Wilder said.
One bullet struck Padilla in the cheek, and with the help of a security guard he walked to Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where he was treated and released, Wilder said.
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