3 Killed and Several Wounded in Separate Shootings Early New Year’s Day in Los Angeles Area

3 Killed and Several Wounded in Separate Shootings Early New Year’s Day in Los Angeles Area
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LOS ANGELES —Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting early New Year’s Day at a party in a commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.

Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and several wounded people lying on the street and sidewalk, police said in a news release.