Woman shot in botched robbery in Silver Lake

SILVER LAKE, Calif. Police said the 32-year-old woman was walking to her car with two other people at about 9:45 p.m. when a man walked up and tried to steal her purse. The suspect fired a shot at the woman and fled the scene. He did not get away with the purse.

The woman was taken to the hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Investigators said the suspect is a Hispanic man, about 25-years-old and he was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with white letters.

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