A man was shot to death and two women were wounded during a shooting at a sports bar in El Monte early Saturday, authorities said.
The shooting was reported around 12:09 a.m. on the 10700 block of Lower Azusa Road and El Monte Avenue. Video footage showed the street in front of the Silver Dollar Saloon roped off by law enforcement officers.
Officers were flagged down and directed inside the sports bar, where they found a shooting victim on the ground suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A second shooting victim, a woman, was transported to a hospital prior to the arrival of officers. Her condition was not known. Witnesses said a third gunshot victim, a woman, left the scene.
Additional details, including what may have led up to the shooting, were not immediately available.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to visit lacrimestoppers.org.