Five People Rushed to Hospital After Shooting on Metro Train in Willowbrook

WILLOWBROOK, Calif.—Paramedics rushed five people to area trauma centers after a shooting that may have occurred aboard a Metro train on its way to the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, authorities said Sept. 25. Four people with gunshot wounds were listed in stable condition and were expected to survive their injuries, said Ramon Montenegro, a public information officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Transit Services Bureau. It was later discovered that the suspect “brandished” a firearm to a fifth victim, Montenegro said. It was unclear if that person was injured. The ages and genders of the injured people were not immediately known, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Detectives were searching for suspects, Deputy Armando Viera Jr. of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told City News Service. A suspect description was not released. “The investigation is in its early stages and is still evolving,” Viera said. “Our …

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