LASD deputies crash into each other on way to restaurant shooting

LOS ANGELES - Three people were wounded after shots rang out at an East Los Angeles restaurant overnight, and three Los Angeles County deputies were also hospitalized after their cruisers collided while they were en route.

It all started shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, when the LASD received calls about gunshots at Los Arcos Restaurant on Whittier Boulevard. 

Officials said while that was happening, two LASD cruisers were on the way to a different shooting, near Beverly and Atlantic Boulevards, when they collided just blocks away. One of the cruisers was sent into a building and the second was hit by a light pole that had been knocked over. 

Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured the moment of the crash. All three deputies in the two cruisers were taken to the hospital, according to the LASD.

When deputies did get to the shooting scene, they found two shooting victims at the restaurant. A third victim was found in a truck at the other scene. According to reports, that truck was driving away from the restaurant. Paramedics brought all three to the hospital in unknown condition.

Investigators told FOX 11 they believe the shooting at the restaurant was gang-related.

City News Service contributed to this report.