Suspect in Mission Hills Shooting Kills Himself After Wounding One Other

By City News Service
City News Service
City News Service
Breaking news gathering service based in West Sacramento, California, USA Gathering and distributing breaking news content via video, photographic and audio
July 5, 2023Updated: July 5, 2023

MISSION HILLS, Calif.—A suspected gunman, who may have shot and injured a man, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Mission Hills, authorities said July 4.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 14800 block of Brand Boulevard, near Arleta Avenue, around 7:55 p.m., where a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im.

A second person, described as a man in his 30s, also suffered gunshot wounds but was breathing and conscious. He was transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition, Im said.

The deceased was the suspected gunman, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Im said. A motive for wounding the second man was not immediately released.