2 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Los Angeles party, police say

Two people were killed and another six were injured in a shooting at a party in Los Angeles on early Monday, Aug. 4, local police said.

At around 1 a.m. local time on Aug. 4, Los Angeles police responded to a report of gunfire on the 1100th block of 14th Place, Los Angeles Police Department Police Information Officer Norma Eisenman told Paste BN. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found two people dead and six others who had been struck by bullets. Six people were transported to a local hospital, Eisenman said.

Police had previously responded to the same location around 11 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 3, Eisenman said. During that visit, police arrested an individual for possession of a firearm and cleared the area.

Eisenman said the two people who died included a man between 20 and 30 years old, and a woman around 50 years old.

Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at Paste BN. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.