Man wounded in shooting on Burbank overpass
Police are investigating a car-to-car shooting on the Burbank Boulevard overpass that left a 30-year-old Burbank man injured, police said.
Around 7:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting victim on the 1600 block of Grismer Avenue, where they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound to his upper body, said Burbank Police Sgt. Claudio Losacco.
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The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.
The suspect, a man, was last seen heading westbound on the overpass toward Victory Place in a black car.
Investigators were interviewing witnesses and working to identify the suspect and determine his relationship to the victim, as well as what prompted the shooting.
It’s unknown if Monday’s incident is related to the gang-related shooting reported at Lundigan Park on Thursday that left one man injured.
Two people were arrested in connection with last week’s crime.
The recent violence has left some Burbank residents on edge.
“I don’t know what’s happened to Burbank,” said longtime resident Diana Morris, who stopped near the scene Monday night to find out what was going on. “It doesn’t seem as safe anymore.”
Rosa Pathy, who’s worked at at the 76 gas station near the overpass for more than two decades, said that while this type of criminal activity is rare in her city, it still makes her nervous.
“Ninety-five percent of the time I feel safe because the police are always going around,” she said. “Tonight I’ll be a little bit more aware of what goes on.”
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Burbank police at (818) 238-3210.
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Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com
Twitter: @atchek
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