2 Men Killed, 1 Hurt in Apparently Related Shootings
Two men were killed and another was injured Sunday in Van Nuys in a pair of shootings that appeared to be gang-related and connected, police said.
The first shooting occurred about 8:45 p.m. in the 14700 block of Delano Street, leaving one man dead and another injured, after at least one gunman got out of a vehicle and fired “into a crowd” of people, police said.
Less than an hour later, another man was killed in the 14000 block of Vanowen Street when a gunman also got out of a vehicle and opened fire. LAPD Officer Sandra Escalante said the second shooting might have been in retaliation for the first.
The victims’ names were not released. The first appeared to be in his 20s, police said.
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