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Police search for shooting suspect that left 6 people injured in Westlake District

By Julie Sharp

January 22, 2025 / 8:07 AM PST / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

Los Angeles Police Department officers are searching for a suspect involved in an early Wednesday morning shooting in the Westlake District, where gunshot wounds injured six people.

Police responded just before 1 a.m. at Wilshire Boulevard and South Alvarado Street to the shooting incident. Three victims are in stable condition, and three others are in critical condition. All of the victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The shootings are gang-related, according to LAPD.

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.