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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Two men were fatally shot early Monday at a street takeover event in the south Los Angeles area, and an investigation was underway, authorities said.
The shooting was reported about 3 a.m. at Hooper Avenue and Firestone Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
One man died at the scene, and the other man died at a hospital, the sheriff's department reported. Information on their identities was not immediately available.
"All we have right now is the fact that there was a street takeover that occurred initially, and that escalated to a shooting," sheriff's Lt. Omar Camacho told reporters at the scene. "The motive -- or what occurred in between there -- we're still trying to determine that."
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.