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A 30-year-old man was killed and a 28-year-old woman critically injured in a shooting in East Hollywood Monday evening.

The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. near Beverly Boulevard and Hobart Place, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

The suspect, only described as a man with dark clothing, fled the scene in an unknown direction, according to Im.

[The Usual Sources]