Wilmington shooting: Multiple injured in Anaheim Street, Lagoon Avenue in ‘related’ incidents

At least three people were injured in a shooting in the 800 block of North Lagoon Avenue, Wilmington on Tuesday. 

A 20-year-old man and woman, and a 45-year-old woman were hospitalized. The third victim was found later. 

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It was not immediately clear what led to the gunfire at about 2 PM. No arrests were reported.

The Los Angeles Police Department, in a press release, said that they received calls for a shooting in the 800 block of North Lagoon Avenue. The location is about a mile from the Los Angeles Harbor College. 

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“When officers arrived on the scene they discovered three people who’d suffered gunshot wounds — a 20-year-old woman, a 20-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman. All three people were transferred to the hospital in “moderate” condition according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.”

LAPD Officer Tony Im., as per ktla.com, said that at 2:18 PM, a woman reported that her son had been shot in the foot on Anaheim Street. The lane intersects with the Lagoon Avenue. 

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Police later confirmed that both incidents were related. 

An employee at a nearby auto shop told NBCLA he heard 10 to 12 gunshots.

Meanwhile, the Daytona Beach Police Department detained a 37-year-old man, Chad Keene, for shooting his girlfriend Karli Elliott, 30, at Daytona beach on Tuesday.

The police said that the shooting happened at 11:56 AM near Glenview Boulevard. Elliott was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

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Police Chief Jakari Young was quoted by wesh.com saying that Karli Elliott and her ex-boyfriend got into an argument at a 7-Eleven. The two went in separate directions when Elliott called Keene. 

Elliott walked around the corner at Glenview Boulevard and Keene shot her on accident, intending to shoot the ex-boyfriend.