By Daily Press staff
A man was shot in the wrist Friday night in an apparent drive-by shooting in an eastside Santa Monica neighborhood.
At 10:05 p.m, Santa Monica police officers responded to a call from officials at a local hospital that a gunshot victim was in the emergency room. The victim told police that he was standing in the 1800 block of 21st Street when the suspect’s vehicle stopped, they exchanged words and then shot him.
The vehicle, described as an older model brown Buick, headed southbound on 21st Street. The suspects are described as two Latino men between 18 and 25 years old.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call the SMPD’s robbery/homicide unit at (310) 458-8451.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 14, 2002. Read the original PDF.