5 shot, 1 critical in South LA shooting

Wave of shootings hit South LA

Ten people were shot, two fatally, after a series of shootings in South Los Angeles over the past four days.

LOS ANGELES - A mass shooting investigation continues in South Los Angeles after gunshots were fired in broad daylight. 

What we know:

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call of a shooting around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of South Figueroa Street and West Manchester Avenue in South LA's Vermont Knolls neighborhood. 

LAPD investigators said four men and a woman, between the ages of 19 and 35, were shot. One of the victims was taken to the hospital in critical condition. 

Two or three suspects were believed to be involved, and they were seen speeding off from the scene in a white sedan. 

Officials told FOX 11 that the shooting may have been gang-related.

City officials respond

What they're saying:

LA Mayor Karen Bass called the shooting "senseless." 

"There's a school across the street. That's the time school, generally, the school is letting out. The senselessness and callousness of where they did it and when they did it – it  should really hit all of us," said LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. 

Dig deeper:

The shooting marks one of three shootings that have occurred in South Los Angeles in four days. 

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"LAPD will increase their presence in South LA. Community violent interventionists are working to de-esclate community tensions and support victims and their families in the aftermath of these tragic events," Mayor Bass said.