Man Shot Dead, Another Critically Wounded in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—One man was killed and another man was critically wounded during a shooting May 20 in South Los Angeles, authorities said.

Both victims were in their 30s and a motive for the shooting was not immediately known, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.

The shooting occurred at about 4:20 a.m. in the 8900 block of Western Avenue, where one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Paramedics rushed the other victim to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

No further information was immediately available.