{"id":474340,"date":"2026-09-24T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/474340\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:44:24","slug":"california-mass-shooting-injures-4-in-hawthorne-neighborhood-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/474340\/","title":{"rendered":"California mass shooting injures 4 in Hawthorne neighborhood overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mass shooting rocked a California suburb<\/a> early Thursday as four people were rushed to the hospital, with at least three suffering gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

The Hawthorne Police Department responded to the area near Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue just after 2 a.m. after a call reported shots fired and screaming. Witnesses at the scene said a group of people gathered in the area got into an argument before the violence started.<\/p>\n

Screams and at least three bursts of gunfire can be heard in video footage posted on Citizen from the area. At least ten shots can be heard spread across about a minute of the footage.<\/p>\n

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The Hawthorne Police Department responded to the area near Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue just after 2 a.m. KNN NEWS<\/p>\n

Officers arrived and found three people injured, who have since been hospitalized. The victims were spread across separate parking lots and near a bus stop bench. A fourth victim was identified at a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n

At least one victim at the scene appeared to be conscious as first responders loaded them onto a stretcher.<\/p>\n

No police officer discharged their firearms, according to MyNewsLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At least four people were injured in the shooting. KNN NEWS<\/p>\n

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the area of Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue following reports of a shooting involving multiple victims in Hawthorne, Calif., on Thursday. KNN NEWS<\/p>\n

Police from the Gardena and Hermosa Beach Police Departments were also at the scene, which appeared to be a small shopping plaza. First responders from the Los Angeles County Fire Department transported the three victims.<\/p>\n

The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear.<\/p>\n

The number of suspects in the shooting is unknown, and police have not released details about whoever perpetrated the shooting.<\/p>\n

Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles<\/a> County\u2019s South Bay region.<\/p>\n

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