Three men are recuperating in the hospital after they were shot Tuesday night in the 1900 block of 20th Street, between Pico and Michigan.
Santa Monica Police Lt. Frank Fabrega said officers responded to a 911 call from a resident in the area who heard shots at about 9:45 p.m. At the scene, officers found two black men with gun-inflicted wounds. They were transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The third victim, also a black male, had left the scene and drove himself to a nearby hospital before police arrived.
SMDP detectives believe the shootings are not gang related. However, the victims cannot provide any information about the suspect(s).
“There is no indication that they were in a car or on bicycle or on foot,” Fabrega said. “We just don’t know.”
Two of the men live in the area where shooting occurred while the another lives in Los Angeles. All three men were shot while standing on the sidewalk. Their injuries are not life threatening.
The SMPD robbery-homicide unit is investigating the incident.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 20, 2001. Read the original PDF.