4 injured, 2 arrested in Westlake shooting

Two people were detained and four were injured -- one critically -- in a shooting near a taco stand in the Westlake neighborhood. At least two bystanders were also injured, authorities said Thursday.

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Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department's Newton Division responded just after midnight to an area near Wilshire Boulevard and Alvarado Street regarding a shots fired call. When they arrived at the scene, officers learned the suspects had been shooting a man and four people were struck by gunfire, NBC 4 reported .

One of the victims was taken to a hospital in critical condition. A security guard also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

Two others were taken to a hospital in unknown conditions, police said.

NBC 4 reported two suspects were arrested in connection with the shooting.

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