Shooting In San Pedro Leaves Six Wounded

SAN PEDRO - A shooting in San Pedro left six people wounded Tuesday night, authorities said. Paramedics sent to 967 W. 24th St., near Gaffey Street, at 8:53 p.m. took six gunshot victims to hospitals, said Jim Wells of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

"All I heard was the gun shots,' Sharon McLaughlan, a neighbor, told KCAL9. "All of a sudden my mother asked me to come out and take a look at what was going on. So I walked out the front door and the first thing I saw was the first police car driving up the street. After that it was just chaos because everybody was out trying to find out what was going on.'

Other nearby residents told KCAL9 the house had been a source of problems for weeks, with people coming and going at all hours. Some were afraid to walk by.

One neighbor had reported suspicious behavior at the house to police twice in the last week, according to KCAL9.

The suspect reportedly fled in a black sports utility vehicle, said police officer Sara Faden.

Hi Clemenza - Saw it on TV last night! It's most likely gang related. Older area of town that used to be OK, but I've heard the police have to keep a close watch on it now. A friend of mine lives right up the hill from there, and she avoids driving through that area at night.

Thanks for the ping.

And I am a property owner 11 blocks away ...

Here's a story from the Daily Breeze.

Gunfire outside San Pedro home kills 1, wounds 5

Someone opened fire on a group of people outside a house and fled in a black sports utility vehicle. One man was killed and five people were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a house where neighbors reported suspicious behavior, authorities said today.

The shooting occurred in the 900 block of West 24th Street, near Gaffey Street, shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday when someone opened fire on a group of people outside a house and fled in a black sports utility vehicle, police said.

A man in his early 20s was killed, said Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz. His name wasn't immediately released.

Five others were taken to a hospital where they were listed in stable condition and expected to survive, said Sgt. Tim Ennis of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Most of the victims had been shot in their lower extremities, Ennis said.

Residents told KCAL-9 TV that the house had been a source of problems for weeks and were frightened enough that they didn't walk by. One neighbor had reported suspicious activity at the house to police twice in the last week, the TV station reported.

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