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Six Injured In South LA Shooting; Authorities Investigating The Incident

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles police were on the scene of a shooting at a Superior Grocers in South Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

The shooting was reported just after 4:00 p.m., where early reports from law enforcement indicated that a man had opened fire inside the market.

A report from Los Angeles County Fire Department disclosed that six patients were transported from the scene with injuries of varying concern. Two victims were in critical condition, two were in serious condition and two declined medical assistance, according to a report from LAFD on Friday evening, several hours after the incident occurred.

The victims were three men and three women.

Employees of the store, located on Avalon Boulevard, reportedly took shelter in the vault room as the shooting occurred.

Two suspects were reported to have opened fire from outside of the building, into the store, before fleeing the scene in a Nissan.

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