Suspect ‘contained’ after shooting in East Hollywood; two victims hospitalized

A gunman shot two people near an East Hollywood apartment complex before police surrounded him, leading to a standoff that was ongoing Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 1:49 p.m. to a shooting in the 1500 block of Serrano Avenue, which is between Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a police spokesperson.

Two people with gunshot wounds were taken to a hospital. One was listed in critical condition, Cervantes said; the other victim’s condition wasn’t known.

Police had the gunman “contained” as of 4 p.m., Cervantes said.

Officers were communicating with the man in an attempt to persuade him to surrender.

City News Service contributed to this report.