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Woman wounded after car riddled with bullets near Exposition Park

Woman wounded after car riddled with bullets near Exposition Park 00:43

A woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire on a BMW sedan near Exposition Park in South Los Angeles Tuesday night.

The shooting occurred at about 9:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, just a few blocks from USC. Footage from the scene showed the windshield of the car riddle with dozens of bullet holes.

Woman Wounded After Car Riddled With Bullets Near Exposition Park
March 22, 2022.  (CBSLA)

A female passenger in the car was struck and wounded, Los Angeles police said. She was conscious and breathing when she was rushed to a hospital, where at last report she was stable. No one else was hurt.

"You know, a person is blessed to have survived something of this magnitude, yes," LAPD Sgt. Craig Orange said.

Police believe a rifle was used in the shooting. There was no suspect information or word on a motive.  

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