Ben Godar
A shooting outside a Glendale banquet hall early Monday morning
left three people wounded, police said.
Around 12:43 a.m., police received several 911 calls reporting
gunshots in the strip mall at the corner of Chevy Chase Drive and
Verdugo Road. When they arrived, they found one man in the parking
lot with a gunshot wound to his arm.
Shortly after, they learned two other men had checked themselves
into a local hospital with gunshot wounds in the arm and hand. Sgt.
Kirk Palmer said none of the injuries were life-threatening.
All three men were apparently shot in the parking lot, Palmer
said. He had little additional information, but said police believe
the shooting stemmed from a dispute that began in the Bon Jour Cafe
and then spilled into the parking lot.
A man who said he was the manager of the Bon Jour Cafe, but
declined to give his name, said the incident occurred in the parking
lot and that there was no trouble in the restaurant. He would not say
what type of event was going on in the restaurant at the time.
The shooting took place directly across the street from Glendale
Fire Station 25. Fire Capt. Matt Luchetta said after the police had
cleared the area, firefighters went over to provide medical
assistance. He wasn't aware of any previous trouble at the
restaurant.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
