Suspect shoots man on Metro Line platform, crashes SUV at construction site

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BOYLE HEIGHTS (CNS) - On Friday, police arrested a man suspected of shooting another man on a Metro Gold Line platform, then carjacking an SUV and crashing it a half a mile away.

A man in his 20s was standing at the Metro Gold Line Pico/Aliso station on 1st Street near Utah Street when the suspected gunman approached him around 10 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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The victim was shot in the leg or foot and ran onto a train, according to media reports. He was later taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, according to CBS 2. No other people on the platform were injured in the shooting.

Witnesses told CBS 2 the suspect ran away.

Los Angeles police say the suspect carjacked a woman driving a white Lexus SUV nearby and drove away. The suspect lost control of the SUV, crashed through a fence at a construction site and landed in a pit, police said.

The suspect, who police say threw the gun away from the SUV, was taken into custody by police at the scene. The name of the man, about 18-20 years old, was not immediately available.

The Gold Line service was not interrupted.

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