One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Man Hit in Neck in Car-to-Car Shooting, Cop Car Struck By Possible DUI Driver in Aftermath
Photo by carl ballou via Shutterstock
A car-to-car shooting in the early morning hours of Monday has left one young man wounded, and in the aftermath, set the scene for a possible DUI driver to crash into one of the responding police vehicles.
The shooting took place on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway near the La Brea exit at around 3:15 this morning, according to City News Service. The victim, an 18-year-old male passenger in a red Mustang, was struck in the neck by someone firing from a dark-colored SUV.
The red Mustang left the freeway to call 911, while the suspect vehicle drove off. Authorities closed the freeway in the area to conduct an investigation.
As part of the investigation effort, officers parked their squad car on La Cienega to aid in the freeway closure. After the officers had exited the cop car, a driver crashed into the police vehicle. The officers were not injured, and the driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
