Iran Press/America: The suspect, described as a man in his 30s, got out of his car and approached a group of people at 35th and Hill streets around 10:40 p.m. before firing into the crowd, officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said.
As the man was running back to his car, someone returned fire and struck him, police said. The man crashed into the back of a box truck a few blocks away in a neighborhood, authorities said.
Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department transported the man to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has not released the name of the man who was killed.
Five people, two men and three women who ranged in age from 18 to 25, were wounded in the initial shooting, LAPD Officer Lizeth Lomeli said. They went to hospitals in their own vehicles and were uncooperative with the police investigation, authorities said.
Every year thousands of people lose their lives or get wounded by gunshot attacks. Based on official statistics there are around 270 to 300 million guns in the US, which is almost one gun for every American. 219
