By Daily Press staff
A man was hospitalized on Thursday with multiple gunshot wounds, the victim of an apparent gang-related drive-by shooting.
The victim, who police say wouldn’t cooperate with detectives, was shot by two or three Hispanic men while he was sitting in his car on Euclid Avenue, between Pico Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. Police said the victim was shot in the shoulder area and has at least two gunshot wounds.
Santa Monica Police responded to the scene at 8:07 a.m., after a resident reported shots fired. While officers were conducting a preliminary investigation, they were notified that the victim had driven himself to a local hospital. Officers went to the hospital and spoke to the victim, who said two or three men drove up to his vehicle and shot at him. The victim wouldn’t provide any other details to police.
The suspects’ vehicle is described as an older-model blue compact vehicle.
Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458.8491.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 16, 2004. Read the original PDF.