A 48-year-old Latino man was shot while sitting in his car in Lincoln Heights early Saturday morning. The incident began as an argument between the victim and two assailants who approached him. According to police, one suspect handed a firearm to another, who then fired multiple shots at the victim. He was later taken to the hospital in stable condition. The assailants escaped the scene on an electric scooter, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the precise circumstances of the shooting.
According to investigators, two men described as Latino approached the victim while he was sitting in his car near Humbolt Street and Avenue 23 in Lincoln Heights, adjacent to Interstate 5.
The men got into an argument, Eisenman said. 'Then suspect two produced a firearm and handed it to suspect one, who fired multiple shots.'
The victim, identified as a 48-year-old Latino man, was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was reported to be stable.
After the shooting, the gunman and his companion fled on an electric scooter in an unknown direction.
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