Thread: 3 Killed, 2 Wounded in N. Hollywood Restaurant UPDATE 4 dead

Breaking: 3 Killed, 2 Wounded in North Hollywood Restaurant Shooting

KTLA News
6:45 PM PDT, April 3, 2010

Officers cordon-off and investigate a shooting in the "Hot Spot" restaurant in North Hollywood. (KTLA-TV / April 3, 2010)

NORTH HOLLYWOOD-- Three people have been killed and at least two others wounded in a restaurant shooting in North Hollywood.

At around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a shooting in a Mediterranean restaurant named "Hot Spot" in the 1600 block of Riverside Drive near Colfax Avenue in North Hollywood.

3 people inside the restaurant were confirmed dead when officers arrived and at least 2 others were wounded, according to Los Angeles Police Media Relations Officer Rosario Herrera.

One of the two people wounded is in critical condition. Both were transported to hospitals.

The suspected gunman is only described as a white, possibly Armenian male around 30 years old. He fled the scene and is still at large, officers said.

Riverside Drive has been closed off as officials investigate the scene and assist victims.

A motive for the attack is unclear at this time.

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It is called the Sovietsky mafia. Read an interesting article on a Finnair flight to Helsinki years ago, that in Russia alone, 40 percent of the businesses were mafia controlled in the country. The traditions of the old USSR after collapse are more prevalent than we acknowledge.

Four dead after gunman opens fire at Valley Village restaurant [Updated]

April 3, 2010 | 7:31 pm

A gunman opened fire at a restaurant in Valley Village on Saturday afternoon, killing four people and wounding another.

Around 4:40 p.m., a lone gunman entered a restaurant on the 11650 block of Riverside Drive, said Los Angeles Police Officer Rosario Herrera. Three people were declared dead at the scene, police said. Two victims were taken to a local hospital, where one later died, according to police.

The suspect, a white male in his 30s, is still at large, Herrera said.

“At this moment, it is an ongoing investigation,â€