5 Wounded in Compton Shooting; Suspect at Large

5 Wounded in Compton Shooting; Suspect at Large
Police siren in a file photo. (Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash)
City News Service
1/12/2024
Updated:
1/16/2024
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COMPTON, Calif.—Suspects in a drive-by shooting in Compton that left five people hospitalized are on the loose Jan. 12 as sheriff’s detectives continue to search for them.

Deputies responded to the shooting around 2:30 p.m Thursday in the 1000 block of Acacia Avenue, near Alondra Boulevard, where they found the victims, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect left the scene and no suspect description was immediately available.

A car near the area of the shooting was riddled with bullet holes.

The details surrounding the motive of the shooting remain unknown.