By Dana Feldman
LOS ANGELES Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:07pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire for a little business and a nearby household owned by simply members connected with a similar family members with this Los Angeles suburb regarding Downey about Wednesday, getting rid of about three individuals plus wounding two some before fleeing within a compromised car, authorities said.
It has been unclear what motivated your gunman that will commit the actual back-to-back shootings, which will erupted after that 11 a.m. related to two hindrances apart in a very blue-collar neighborhood, Downey police Lieutenant Dean Milligan said.
But that experts claim almost all five persons have been regarded as loved ones brought investigators in order to suppose that will they may include recently been designated by the perpetrator, they said.
"We don't believe it is just a haphazard act because it can be two areas which might be tied together, but we can't make sure at this time," Milligan instructed Reuters.
He stated police arrest have not identified the imagine in addition to were being told by means of survivors them to failed to realize their assailant, who continued to be from substantial around Downey, a small urban center southeast associated with Los Angeles.
Details with the attacks remained murky. But as outlined by authorities' early account, this gunman travelled proper financial fire-protection business as well as commenced shooting, eliminating a man as well as lovely women in addition to wounding yet another person, identified simply to be a female.
Driving away from a car possessed by one of the spouse and children members, the suspicious subsequently got over them for the residence two prevents away, wherever he harmed a woman occupant as well as wounded some sort of 13-year-old boy, police said. Ages associated with other subjects weren't given.
The two survivors were listed in important but secure condition, Milligan said.
There ended up being zero indication of obligated gain access to at sometimes location, in addition to investigators have yet to determine regardless of whether anything even so the thieved automobile ended up being considered from often your small business or even the home, police said.
The a couple survivors, every one of to who phoned this 911 urgent situation amount to help summon court arrest once they had been shot, both equally informed professionals there were your mental change somewhere between that gunman along with his subjects prior to he opened up criticism at every single location, nonetheless police declined for you to elaborate.
Milligan mentioned there was clearly zero fast purpose to trust the fact that shootings ended up based on neighborhood gangs as well as drugs, thinking that nothing with the sufferers was regarded to be interested in a breakup as well as infant custody dispute. He stated there was no record connected with just about any workforce becoming dismissed recently.
(Additional reporting by means of Alex Dobuzinskis; Writing through Steve Gorman; Editing through Cynthia Johnston plus Eric Beech)
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