Four people were injured in a shooting near Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue in Hawthorne shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, ABC7 Los Angeles reported, citing police. Investigators had not publicly identified what led to the gunfire as of Thursday morning.
Police had not released the injured people’s identities or conditions, and details about a possible suspect were not available in the report. The cause of the shooting remains unknown.
Earlier shootings offer context, not an explanation
The current shooting occurred at an intersection where a separate, fatal incident was reported in 2016. NBC Los Angeles reported that three people were shot in a car-to-car shooting near Rosecrans and Crenshaw on March 20; one man was killed. That earlier case is a historical comparison, not evidence of a connection to Thursday’s shooting.
A different Hawthorne shooting was reported near Rosecrans Avenue and Yukon Avenue in November 2022. The Los Angeles Times reported that three people were shot there and were expected to survive. The incident was at a different intersection, and these separate cases do not establish a broader trend or explain the circumstances of the latest shooting.
