Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Anaheim, CA: Two County Rampage Leaves Two Dead

A shooting rampage early Sunday morning left one man dead in Anaheim and another wounded in Koreatown before the gunman fatally shot himself, reports KTLA.

The suspect, 54-year-old Young Choi of Los Angeles allegedly shot and killed the boyfriend of his ex-wife, 55-year-old Fung Yoon in Anaheim then drove 35 miles to Koreatown where he got into a dispute with a second man, 58-year-old Ick Choi.

Anaheim police responded to a the first call about 4:15 a.m. and arrived at an apartment on North West Street to find Yoon with several gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a hospital and died shortly after 5 a.m.

Los Angeles police responded around 5:30 a.m. to find the second victim standing in the street in Koreatown with a gunshot wound. Officers heard a shot and found the gunman on the sidewalk several houses away with a self-inflicted wound to the head.

The suspect and second victim -- who was in critical condition, but expected to live --were not related but longtime friends, reports KTLA. According to police, the motive in that shooting was apparently caused by an ongoing dispute.

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