Man armed with rifle arrested for shooting at multiple people in Boyle Heights; 1 hospitalized
One person remains hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting in Boyle Heights early Saturday morning.
According to Los Angeles Police Department, the shooting happened just before 6:20 a.m. near Zonal Avenue and Mission Road.
While circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear, police say that one person was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was rushed to a nearby hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
As of Saturday evening, the victim's condition is said to have stabilized.
LAPD says that a suspect was arrested near Third Street and Gertrude Street several hours after the shootings at around 1 p.m.
He reportedly drove through the area and pointed a rifle at multiple people, shooting at three of them, including the victim who was hospitalized, during the three hours that he "terrorized" the neighborhood, police said.
The three shootings occurred:
- in the 1200 block of Mission Rd.,
- near Mission Rd. and Zonal Ave.,
- near First St. and N. Cummings St.
Upon arrest, they recovered the rifle, ammunition and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect has not yet been identified nor have police revealed a motive behind the incident.
