Two people were critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Sylmar on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The shooting occurred around 11:23 a.m. in the 14200 block of Sayre Street, according to Officer Gregory Baek. The victims were two males between the ages of 16 and 22. Both were walking west on Sayre from Glenoaks Boulevard when a vehicle drove up behind them and someone inside opened fire.
The victims were struck multiple times. They were taken to a hospital in critical condition. Investigators said they believed the incident was gang related.
[Updated Feb. 14.: According to data collected for The Times’ interactive Homicide Report, since January 2007, there have been three homicides within a one mile-radius of that location. The most recent was the Nov. 30, 2008 shooting death of Luis Morales, 21, who was fatally wounded while attending a party in the 12900 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.]
— Margot Roosevelt