Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting at a park in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles over the weekend.
Two of those victims, one male and one female, were transported to the hospital in critical condition, the LAFD said.
The Los Angeles Police Department shut down the entire park for the rest of Sunday as it investigated the incident, according toCBS News. Police quickly determined that the gunfire was not related to an active shooter situation. LAPD Capt. Kelly Muniz said the shooting happened at the park’s baseball field “after a dispute between two parties broke out,” according to CBS.
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LAFD Capt. Erik Scott said a total of 67 firefighters — seven fire companies and 17 ambulances — responded to the shooting “due to the potential severity of this incident,” via CBS News.
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Though LAPD was still investigating the shooting late Sunday night, the department posted toTwitterthat “there are no public safety concerns at this time,” as of 11:13 p.m.
A woman named Moneke Howard told CBS News Sunday that her adopted son, a man in his 30s who she only identified as “Taz,” was among the two people killed in the shooting.
“Today, we need to do better,” Howard told CBS News. “That’s it. We need to do better.”
The LAPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the tragedy.
source: people.com
