LOS ANGELES — A gunman opened fire on patrons in a Los Angeles bar early Sunday, wounding six people, police said.
A fight broke out among patrons at the Holiday Bar in the Boyle Heights neighborhood about 1 a.m., police said. A man then pulled a handgun and began firing into the crowd.
“It is unknown who he was arguing with,” LAPD Lt. Letisia Ruiz told television station KTLA. “When he produced the handgun he shot into the crowd, and that’s when individuals got struck by gunfire.”
Officer Rosario Cervantes, a department spokeswoman, said first responders found three people injured inside the bar when they arrived. Three others took themselves to hospitals, she said.
The victims were identified only as four men and two women, all in their 20s.
The suspected gunman was taken into custody and a handgun recovered at the scene, Cervantes said. She did not disclose his identity or give any reason about the motive for the shooting.
Footage from KTLA on Sunday morning showed officers still canvassing the scene.
