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9/19/22, 10:55 AM 2 dead, 5 injured affer gunfire erupts near Peck Park in San Pedro - ABC7 Los Angeles <br />Authorities later said two people had died at the <br />hospital. <br />The incident was reported at or near a car show at <br />Peck Park, on N. Western Avenue just before 4 <br />p.m. Police said although the shooting was in the <br />vicinity of the show where hundreds of people had <br />gathered, it did not appear the shooting happened <br />at the show itself. <br />Witnesses said hundreds of people were gathered <br />for the car show and other activities around the <br />park. When gunfire erupted, people immediately <br />ran from the scene in terror. <br />"All of a sudden we heard three shots - pow pow <br />pow," said witness Dwayne Ellis. "Then we heard <br />about 5o or zoo more-pow pow, boom boom. <br />All kinds of shots. People were running." <br />Police say the incident began as a dispute between <br />two people in the area of the baseball diamond at <br />the park. They said it was not considered an <br />active-shooter situation. <br />Police are investigating the likelihood there was <br />more than one shooter exchanging gunfire. <br />The Los Angeles Fire Department said four males <br />and three females were taken to local hospitals. <br />Police cordoned off the area around the park as <br />they investigated the shooting. <br />Dramatic video shows <br />powerful mudslide rushing <br />past Forest Falls home <br />2 hours ago <br />Pregnant Texas woman fatally <br />shot 1 day before her baby <br />shower <br />I hour ago <br />Jailed religious leader <br />addresses followers from Los <br />Angeles prison <br />https://abc7.com/san-pedro-shooting-peck-park-car-show-lafd/1 2070920/