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Man killed in double shooting near Exposition Park: LAPD

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Two people were shot – one of them fatally – near Exposition Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The shooting was reported around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and Western Avenue, police said. There, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds.

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The older man, who was described as being 30 to 40 years old, died of his wound. The surviving victim, who was described as a man in his 20s, was hospitalized in critical condition.

LAPD said officers are searching for an individual in black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt who went northbound on Western Avenue.

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Details on what led up to the shooting were unclear.

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