A 25-year-old male gunshot victim has been linked to a shooting Sunday, November 12, in Santa Monica. Police responded around 2 p.m. to shots fired on the corner of 11th Street and Michigan Avenue. When they arrived, a canvas of the area for witnesses or victims found neither. The victim, with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and forearm, remains in critical condition at a local hospital.
Police say the young man was on the 1800 block of 11th Street with a friend when shots rang out. He was rushed to the hospital before police arrived on the scene. Witnesses saw a brown car leaving the scene shortly after gunshots were fired.
Anyone with information regarding this shooting are encouraged to call SMPD Robbery and Homicide unit at 310.458.8451 or the Watch Commander at 310.458.8427.