Overnight shooting kills four in Los Angeles
11:09, 29 June 2009
LOS ANGELES. June 29. KAZINFORM. Four people were killed and six other people wounded in an overnight shooting that broke out at a motorcycle club's charity event in Pico Rivera of Los Angeles, authorities said on Sunday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Los Angeles Sheriff's detectives launched an investigation into the homicide possibly related to a motorcycle club, according to deputies of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.
Three men, two of whom were brothers, died at the scene, Deputy Byron Ward said.
Seven other people were wounded and taken to hospitals, and one of them died later, he said.
According to witnesses, a man fired a handgun into the crowd without provocation, striking several of the attendees, then entered the passenger side of a dark-colored vehicle, which sped away.
Apparently, no immediate arrests were made.
The motive for the killing was still under investigation, authorities said; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.