PICO NEIGHBORHOOD Two men were shot early Sunday morning as they stood outside a liquor store at the corner of 20th Street and Pico Boulevard, police said.
Santa Monica Police officers received a report about shots fired around 12:10 a.m. A few minutes later, officers received a call from St. John’s Hospital that two gunshot victims had been brought into the emergency room.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the two victims were in the parking lot of Eddie’s Liquor when an unknown suspect or suspects fired several gunshots at the victims, striking them both.
No suspect description was available Sunday afternoon, said SMPD Lt. Alex Padilla.
The victims were described as two black males in their early to mid 30’s.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the SMPD Robbery/Homicide Division at (310) 458-8451.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 13, 2007. Read the original PDF.