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Person dead after shooting in Koreatown, police search for alleged suspects

By Chelsea Hylton

April 7, 2025 / 7:15 AM PDT / CBS LA

Person dead after a shooting in Koreatown

One person is dead after being gunned down in Koreatown Monday morning.

The Los Angeles Police Department said they received calls around 2:15 a.m. near Council Street and Normandie Avenue about a shooting.

A man is dead after being gunned down in Koreatown. Police are searching for the two alleged suspects. KCAL News

Police claim two men approached the victim before firing shots. It is unclear what led up to the shooting.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The alleged suspects fled the scene in a car heading southbound on Normandie Avenue.

No arrests have been made.

Chelsea Hylton

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining CBS in 2024, she worked at NBC LA, Telemundo 52, The Los Angeles Times and KOMO 4 News in Seattle.