Person dressed in women's clothing critically-wounded in possible hate crime

The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for a suspect who shot a person wearing women's clothing in the parking lot of a convenience store. 

The attack happened in the early morning hours of Tuesday at around 1:20 a.m at a 7-Eleven on the corner of Polk Street and Foothill Boulevard. 

"That person sustained a very serious injury," said LAPD. "Right now all I can say is that they're in critical condition."

According to police, the suspect approached the victim, who was talking with someone else before making "disparaging and offensive comments." The suspect then fired multiple times before running away.

Paramedics took the critically-wounded victim to a hospital.

"There was an argument nearby," officers said. "But we the victim that was struck was not the intended target of the shooting even though that person was in close proximity." 

Police said it is possible the shooting was a hate crime as the investigation progressed.

No suspect description was provided.