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Woman in Wheelchair Critically Wounded in East LA Shooting

A disabled woman in a wheelchair was in critically wounded after she was shot early Saturday morning in East Los Angeles, authorities said.

The shooting was reported just after 4:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of East Cesar Chavez Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The woman was found shot near a fire hydrant inside the grounds of the Maravilla Housing Project, still sitting in her wheelchair, the sheriff's department said. 

The victim was transported to a hospital in where she is in stable condition.

Police initally said the suspected shooter was a woman, but later said a man was being sought. 

No arrests were made in connection with the shooting.

Oleevia Woo and Corey Arvin contributed to this report.

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