Gunfire tore through a Hyde Park intersection Friday evening, killing two men and wounding a third near 59th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers found one man dead in the street and rushed two others to local hospitals. One of those men later died, while the third remained hospitalized. Witnesses told police that multiple gunmen opened fire, then took off in a vehicle. No motive has been publicly released.
What LAPD Says
The shooting was reported around 7:45 p.m. and involved a group of men who opened fire on three other men before speeding away in a vehicle, according to NBC Los Angeles. That outlet reports that one victim, described as a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 60s who had been transported to the hospital later died, while a man in his 50s remained hospitalized.
Victim Details And The Scene
Local reporting offered more specific ages for the men who were shot. A 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, a 60-year-old man died after being taken to a hospital, and a 54-year-old man was hospitalized with stable vital signs, according to MyNewsLA. Detectives kept the area around 59th and Crenshaw taped off into the night while homicide investigators canvassed nearby blocks for witnesses and collected shell casings and other evidence.
A Neighborhood With A Long History
The shooting unfolded just steps from Metro’s K Line Hyde Park Station, in a stretch of South Los Angeles that has long lived with the twin realities of neighborhood pride and gun violence. The area around Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue has seen high-profile shootings and years of community-driven work to make streets safer, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Residents and community leaders have repeatedly pushed for prevention programs and public investment along the corridor, efforts that local officials say get renewed urgency every time another life is taken.
Investigation Ongoing
LAPD detectives have not released a detailed description of the shooters or the vehicle, and a possible motive has not been disclosed, according to NBC Los Angeles. Police say the investigation remains active and no arrests have been announced. Detectives are urging anyone who saw the shooting, has surveillance footage, or heard anything suspicious around the time of the gunfire to contact law enforcement as they work to piece together what happened at the busy Hyde Park corner.
