Shooting, bomb scare in Van Nuys
Sounds like a typical night in the big city, unfortunately. We're trying to suss this one out. It appears that cops evacuated a Van Nuys apartment complex near Sepulveda and Burbank boulevards last night about 10 after finding a possible bomb as they were out at the scene of a shooting thought to be gang related. While details were a little sketchy, it appears that 68-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 69-year-old man was shot in the leg. Both were taken to a hospital. Then, cops found what appeared to be a bomb in the parking garage and the bomb squad was called out at 11:30. The evacuees were put on an MTA bus as a precaution. The watch commander over at Van Nuys tells me that a robot blew up the improvised facsimilie of a bomb and rendered it useless. No one was injured, except for the guys who were shot, and so far it appears the case is still wide open. Can't even confirm the injured guys' names yet. The watch commander says it's possibly a robbery but that some folks are lying to cops. Imagine that. Stay tuned.