Two wounded in separate shootings near L.A. Coliseum

Two men were wounded in separate shootings near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum late Friday and early Saturday, police said.

A 25-year-old man was shot and wounded while stopped at a traffic light Friday night, police said.

About 9:40 p.m, the man was stopped at Vernon and Vermont avenues when a car pulled up alongside and a person inside opened fire, said Norma Eisenman, an Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman.

The man, whose name has not been released, drove himself to a police station and was then taken by paramedics to a hospital, she said.

The shooting is believed to be gang-related, Eisenman said. The suspect remains at large.

A few hours later, another man was shot and wounded while walking near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Vermont Avenue about 1:30 a.m.

The man was hit by two shots fired from a passing vehicle, Eisenman said. The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital. That shooting is also believed to be gang-related.

Authorities are investigating whether the two shootings are connected, Eisenman said.

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