Triple shooting in South L.A. leaves two dead; pair of suspects arrested, one at large
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A shooting in South Los Angeles left two people dead and one woman in the hospital with serious injuries Saturday night.
Police responded to reports of a shooting at Florence and Dalton avenues around 6:25 p.m. Saturday.
Officers took one suspect into custody shortly after the shooting and launched a search for two additional suspects, according to the Los Angeles Police Department
The department established a perimeter with police dogs and SWAT personnel. One of the suspects barricaded himself within the perimeter. Officers took him into custody around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The third suspect was still at large, a department spokesperson said Sunday morning.
First responders arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting and pronounced two victims dead, both men in their 20s.
A third victim, a woman in her 20s, also suffered gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital, where she remained in stable condition as of Sunday morning, the department spokesperson said.
It remains unknown whether the shooting was gang-related, the Police Department said on X.
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