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Teenage Boy Shot Outside South LA Liquor Store

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — One person has been shot outside a liquor store in South Los Angeles.

The shooting in the 6400 block of Vermont Avenue at 64th Street was reported about 12:45 p.m., said Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman.

The victim, who was only identified as a 14-year-old boy, was reportedly shot by a woman.

Police told CBS2's Assignment Desk that the suspect was last seen running northbound on Vermont.

She is 5'8", weighs approximately 150 pounds and has braided hair. According to police, she was last seen wearing a long-sleeve pink shirt.

The condition of the shooting victim was not immediately known.

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