2 men critically wounded in North Hollywood shooting
Two men were in critical condition Friday after being shot in North Hollywood during an apparent robbery, and police said they may have been targeted for having or wearing nice things.
Officers responded to the 11100 block of Califa Street just after midnight and found the men suffering from gunshot wounds.
Neighbors in the area said they heard the rapid sounds of gunfire, and a handful of bullet holes remain on a garage door at the scene.
"It can happen anywhere, richest cities and counties. I guess it doesn't matter," said neighbor Armando Gonzales, who added that he lives across the street from one of the two victims targeted in the violent follow-home robbery.
One of the victim is believed to be an aspiring rapper, Wakko the Kidd. While the Los Angeles Police Department has not released the name of the victims, the rapper's Instagram page is full of well-wish from people.
Detectives said the two men, both in their 20's, left a recording studio in Hollywood and were followed to their home on Califa Street. When the pulled into the driveway, detectives said a group of suspects wearing ski masks held them up at gunpoint.
"I heard about 10 shots, a barrage of 10 shots," Gonzales told CBSLA. "I thought they were fireworks."
The victims, according to police, were shot multiple times before the suspects took off in a white SUV.
Paramedics transported the two men to the hospital where they taken into surgery and remain in critical condition.
Follow-home robberies have become so common in LA that the LAPD created a task force dedicated to the crime. Police say large groups are coordinating attacks on people, taking anything of value that their targets have, including taking their vehicles.
The suspects in this incident are still at large.
"Can't hide in a cave, that's life here," Gonzales said, "life in LA."
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.
