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Gunmen Sought After 1 Dead, 1 Wounded in South LA Shooting

Two gunmen were sought in a double shooting in South Los Angeles that killed one man and wounded a woman Thursday night.

The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a shooting at 11:47 p.m. near the intersection of 48th Street and Halldale Avenue, and discovered a man and a woman sitting inside a van with gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles Police Department 77th Division.

The woman said they were sitting in the van and were approached by two men, who demanded money, police said.

When the man and the woman said they didn't have any, a gunman shot them, police said.

The man, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was killed at the scene.

The woman was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

The men were seen in a dark vehicle fleeing southbound on Halldale Avenue.

No further details were immediately available.

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