One killed, another injured in Hawaiian Gardens shooting – Orange County Register

A man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Hawaiian Gardens early Saturday, authorities said.

According to Deputy Amy Fantom, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, authorities were initially called around 1 a.m. to a reported assault with a deadly weapon at the intersection of Norwalk Boulevard and 226th Street. The two victims were found a few blocks east along a residential sidewalk at Block 22300 of Wardham Avenue with gunshot wounds.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was taken to a hospital, although information about his condition was not immediately available.

The identity of the deceased was not released until the family was notified. There was no description of the suspected shooter.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Office at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org