4 wounded in East Los Angeles shooting; LA County deputies searching for gunman

At least four people were wounded in a shooting at a street takeover in East Los Angeles on Sunday night.

It happened at around 9:40 p.m. near the 5000 block of Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators told CBS LA.

The sheriff's department said there was some sort of altercation between people in the crowd. During that time, a suspect armed with a handgun fired several rounds, striking two male adults and two bystanders, including a woman and a juvenile boy.

After the shooting, the two bystanders left the scene. One later contacted authorities near the intersection of Amalia Avenue and Whittier Boulevard. The other contacted authorities near the intersection of Amalia and East Sixth Street.

LASD officials said that all of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals, and they were treated non-life-threatening injuries.  

Aerial footage showed several areas near the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Leonard Avenue as LASD detectives surveyed the scene. The shooting appeared to have happened near La Poblana Market #1.

There was no information available on a suspect or motive.

Anyone who knows more was urged to contact LASD detectives at 323-890-5500.