Highland Park -- A 62-year-old man was wounded during a fight with two other males in Highland Park, authorities said today.
The shooting was reported at 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of south Avenue 52, said Officer D. Orris of the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center.
A video posted on Twitter by Highland Park HLP indicates the shooting took place in front of an apartment complex near the Arroyo Seco Parkway (110 Freeway).
#Highlandpark shots fired at Avenue 52 south of Figueroa St. @NortheastArea @blvdsentinel @TheEastsiderLA pic.twitter.com/T27IY59jU5
— Highland Park HLP (@HighlandParkHLP) November 8, 2020
The victim got into an argument and then a fight with the two suspects and one suspect shot him, Orris said.
The suspects fled the scene, he said.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital where his vital signs were stable, Orris said.
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