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LA park shooting: 2 killed, 5 injured in gunfire between 2 shooters at San Pedro's Peck Park

The shooting took place at a large park in San Pedro where hundreds of people had gathered for a car show, baseball game and other activities

BY ASHISH MAGGO

PUBLISHED JUL 25, 2022

The shooting took place at a large park in San Pedro where hundreds of people had gathered for a car show, baseball game and other activities. (Screenshot from NBC footage)

A shooting incident near a car show and baseball game in Los Angeles has left at least two people dead and five others injured, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The shooting took place just before 4 pm at the park, which is located at 560 N. Western Ave. in San Pedro.

Officials said that they believe there were at least two shooters and this may have been a dispute between them, adding that they have recovered weapons from the scene. The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted that while it was no longer an active shooter situation, a citywide tactical alert was now in place.

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Although the victim situation is evolving, the fire department said in a statement that paramedics rushed at least thee women and four men to local hospitals after the shooting. Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Captain Kelly Muniz told CBS News that the ages of the victims ranged from 23 to 53 years old.

LAPD News: Around 3:50 p.m. Harbor Division officers responded to 911 calls of a shooting with multiple victims at Peck Park. NOT an active shooter situation. PIO is enroute. Unknown number or condition of victims at this time.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 25, 2022

Peck Park, the location where the shooting took place, is home to a baseball stadium that is utilised by the local San Pedro team and also a skateboard park. San Pedro also has the Port of Angeles, which is the largest container point in the US.

In recent shootings, at least six people were killed on July 4 after an active shooter armed with a powerful rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Earlier on May 24, 19 children and 2 teachers unfortunately lost their lives after a shooter opened fire in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio. Police waited for about 78 minutes outside before breaching the classroom where the carnage was taking place. "An overall lackadaisical approach" by authorities might have contributed to an increase in the death toll, according to a recent report.

(This is a developing story and more details are awaited)