A teen boy is in critical condition after he was shot and run over by a car at a Canoga Park gas station early Wednesday morning.
The unidentified victim, who was initially thought to be a man but was later determined to be a boy about 17 years old, was with a friend when they pulled up to an Arco gas station at Vanowen Street and Independence Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
At the gas station, the friends got involved in an argument with a group of four or five men who were in a white Charger and a white BMW, police said.
At some point, one of the men in that group opened fire on the victim and his friend, who fled the scene in the dark-colored Alfa Romeo SUV in which they arrived.
The victim was shot at least once, then run over, police said.
Initially, investigators said they believed the shooter or shooter’s accomplices ran over the man, but they later clarified that it was the victim’s friend who ran over the teen after the shooting.
The Alfa Romeo, which was later found on nearby Kittridge Street, sustained damage from several gunshots, footage from the scene showed. The victim’s friend, however, was not found.
The victim was hospitalized in critical condition, and the investigation is ongoing.