MONTEBELLO, Calif. (KABC) -- An innocent man was struck by stray gunfire and critically wounded during a car-to-car shootout between two other men Friday evening in Montebello, authorities said.
The victim was shot about 10:15 p.m. while walking on the sidewalk outside the Best Star Inn in the 7500 block of Telegraph Road, a spokesperson for the Montebello Police Department said.
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The gunmen fled the scene after the incident, according to investigators. Whether either one of them was wounded was unknown.
The injured man was rushed to a hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, authorities said.
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Descriptions of the shooters and their vehicles were not available.