2 killed 6 wounded in shooting at music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, Aug 4 (AP) A shooting erupted during a music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles, killing two people and wounding six others early Monday, authorities said.
    Authorities first responded around 11 pm Sunday to shut down a “big party” after officers saw a person possibly armed with a gun go inside a building in a downtown warehouse district, said Officer Norma Eisenman. That person was arrested at the scene, she said.
    The party had been promoted on social media as an after-party for Hard Summer, a weekend techno-music festival held at Hollywood Park, about 14 km away in Inglewood, KTLA-TV reported.
    Shortly after officers had cleared the area, police received a report of shots fired around 1 am When the officers returned, they found one person dead and learned multiple people had been struck by gunfire, Eisenman said in an email.
    A male victim died at the scene and a female victim died at a hospital, Eisenman said. Six people were taken to hospitals in unknown condition, she said.
    There was no suspect information. Investigators remained at the scene for hours.(AP)
    
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