Global Courant 2023-04-17 19:17:15
Four men were shot — one fatally — after two of them volunteered to paint graffiti on the wall of a Los Angeles neighborhood ice cream parlor, authorities said.
Gunfire broke out Saturday afternoon in the Northridge area of the San Fernando Valley, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Shortly before the shooting, two of the men walked into Northridge Ice Cream, the store’s owner, Victor Santoyo, told ABC 7.
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“They said, ‘There’s graffiti on the wall. Do you want me to paint the graffiti for you for free,'” Santoyo said. “I found them a little bit of paint and gave it to them, and a few minutes later we hear the gunshots.”
A few minutes later, the four men can be seen on surveillance video ducking from gunfire, the news station reported.
A gunman opened fire on a group of people at a neighborhood ice cream parlor in Los Angeles, California. (Fox news)
“A man came in and asked for help. He was shot in the stomach,” Santoyo said.
Investigators suspect the shooter was driving a white sedan, police said.
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A man about 60 years old was killed, police officer Tony Im said. A man in his 40s was taken to hospital in critical condition. The other two victims, who are believed to be about 30 and 40 years old, were also hospitalized, Im said. Police later said one of the victims was treated and released.
Police were looking for witnesses and other surveillance video from the neighborhood, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
