Three young men wounded in a Boyle Heights shooting

Police are searching for a gunman who wounded three people in a shooting in Boyle Heights on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a multi-victim shooting at 3:51 p.m. in the 400 block of North Soto Street, according to a department spokesperson. The Los Angeles Fire Department took three young men, possibly teenagers, suffering from gunshot wounds to local hospitals, according to department spokesperson Brian Humphrey.

The victim’s ages and conditions were not immediately available.

The suspect was last seen traveling northbound on North Soto Street in a gray BMW sedan, police said. Authorities described the suspect as a heavyset man wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and blue pants.

The incident triggered a large law enforcement response and the closure of North Soto Street in both directions, according to helicopter footage captured by KTLA.

This is a developing story.