Woman riding bus in South L.A. grazed by gunfire, police say
Los Angeles police on Saturday arrested a man who they said opened fire at a busy South Los Angeles intersection, injuring a woman aboard a public bus.
The incident occurred about noon at the busy intersection of Slauson and Vermont avenues, police said. Officers responding to the scene found a man firing a handgun.
Three to four rounds struck a Los Angeles Department of Transportation DASH bus, Los Angeles Police Sgt. Thomas Bojorquez said.
A female adult, about age 60, was grazed in the head by one of the shots and was transported to a local hospital, where she was listed in stable condition, Bojorquez said. It is possible the woman was injured by shattered glass, but police are treating her injury as a gunshot wound, he said.
The suspect initially fled in a vehicle, then abandoned his car and fled on foot, Bojorquez said. Meanwhile, officers set up an eight-block perimeter and eventually found the suspect using police dogs, Bojorquez said.
It was not immediately clear how the suspect arrived at the scene, or what or who he was targeting, Bojorquez said. Police believe the incident may have been gang-related.
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