CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SANTA MONICA
Santa Monica police released a composite sketch Monday of the man suspected of opening fire at three women in a normally quiet section of the city, wounding two of them.
The women were standing behind an apartment building Friday night on San Vicente Boulevard near Palisades Park when they were approached by a man in a black hooded sweat shirt. He fired several shots at them and ran away. The women were taken to hospitals with injuries described as not life threatening.
Investigators said the gunman was in his mid-20s, 5 feet 7 to 6 feet tall, and about 180 pounds.
Later, police said their preliminary investigation indicated the women may have been specifically targeted as a result of “previous incidents in which they were involved.”
Lt. Daniel Salerno said they would not discuss those incidents because of the ongoing investigation.
-- Andrew Blankstein
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