1 person wounded after gunfire erupts in Little Tokyo shopping district

LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One person was shot and hospitalized after gunfire erupted in L.A.'s Little Tokyo Friday afternoon.

The shooting was reported just before 3 p.m. in the area of Second Street near the Japanese Village Plaza.
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One person was wounded and was taken to the hospital while still conscious and breathing, police say.

Officers are still searching for the suspect, who ran from the scene.
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The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.