A man was killed and a second man was hospitalized following a shooting in Hawthorne early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, and a person believed to be the suspect was detained for questioning, authorities said.

Hawthorne police were called to the 14100 block of Doty Avenue, north of West Rosecrans Avenue, just before 2:15 a.m. on a report of gunshots heard and found one victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound and another person holding a firearm, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was leading the investigation.

Investigators learned that another man drove to a hospital and called Hawthorne police to report that he had also been shot, LASD officials said. The wound was characterized as non-life threatening.

The victim was not identified by authorities pending no

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