Man Dressed as Smurf Shot

A Halloween costume party in Jefferson Park turned violent Sunday morning when a man dressed as a Smurf was shot in the ankle.

Shots rang out in the 2900 block of 6th Avenue around 2:45 a.m., Los Angeles police Sgt. Mark Green of the Southwest Station said.

According to a videographer at the scene, the victim and his girlfriend were both dressed as the blue cartoon characters at a Halloween party.

The 25-year-old victim "got into an argument with the suspect,'' Green said. "The suspect punched the victim's girlfriend, and when the victim came to the aid of his girlfriend, the suspect shot him in the ankle.''

The shooter fled and the victim was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Green said.

Neither name was made available.

 

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