Gang shooting turns into 3-car crash in Leimert Park

LEIMERT PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —

A man trying to flee from a gang-related shooting on Monday ended up crashing less than 1/4-mile away into two other vehicles in Leimert Park. He later died from his injuries.

The man, believed to be 25 to 30 years old, was initially shot at McClung Drive and 41st Street, about two blocks from Audubon Middle School, police said.

The man and his passenger only drove a few blocks away, when their black Cadillac crashed into two other cars at Martin Luther King Jr. and Degnan boulevards at about 6:45 p.m.

One car had five young adults on the way home from the movies. They were not injured. The other car had one driver, who was taken to a hospital.