VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to the shooting and critical wounding of a man in Venice that was captured in a bystander's harrowing video, police said.
The incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday outside a bar on Windward Avenue, near Ocean Front Walk, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Eyewitness News has obtained exclusive video of the shooting, which appears to show two people in a physical confrontation on a sidewalk as others look on. The gunman steps backward into the street, brandishes a handgun and opens fire.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was transported to a hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition, an LAPD spokesperson said.
At least nine shots are heard amid screaming.
A suspect was taken into custody in connection with the incident, officials announced Thursday afternoon. His identity has not been released.
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According to LAPD investigators, the circumstances that prompted the confrontation were unknown. Whether the victim and suspect knew each other was unclear.