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2 People Shot, Wounded On South LA Street

July 17, 2020 / 6:46 AM PDT / CBS LA

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SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Authorities are looking for a gunman who shot two people on a street in South Los Angeles early Friday morning.

At the scene of a double-shooting in South Los Angeles. July 17, 2020. (CBSLA)

The shooting occurred at 54th Street and Central Avenue at about 3 a.m., according to Los Angeles police.

Officers arrived on scene to find a 30-year-old man with at least one gunshot wound to the chest, and a second person who had been shot in the hip.

Both were rushed to local hospitals. Their conditions were unknown.

The gunman, described as a Hispanic male, was last seen running away. He was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt.

There's no word on a motive or whether the shooting was gang-related.