Two Men Shot and Wounded in Lancaster
Two men were wounded Saturday when an unknown assailant opened fire with a handgun as they stood on the corner of Redwood Avenue and Kettering Street, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
One of the victims, a 22-year-old Lancaster man, was airlifted to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where hospital officials listed him in stable condition. The other, a 23-year-old Lancaster man, suffered a minor wound and was taken by ambulance to Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center. Sheriff’s deputies would not identify the men.
At 5:05 p.m. the assailant got out of a red Ford Thunderbird, shot the two men, got back in the car and sped off with at least one other man, said Sgt. John Lowe of the Sheriff’s Department.
“As far as we know, no words were exchanged,” Lowe said.
Officials said there was no indication that the two men knew their attacker.
Police were still investigating the shooting Saturday night.
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