Man wounded in Van Nuys drive-by shooting

Daily News wire services

Article Launched: 11/09/2008 12:28:23 PM PST

VAN NUYS – A man was wounded in a shooting in Van Nuys early this morning in an apparent gang-related hit, Los Angeles police said.

The man was standing at or near 14631 Blythe St. at about 2:45 a.m., said spokesperson Stacy Ball of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Van Nuys Station.

A car pulled up in front of the man and someone inside yelled a gang slur and then shot him, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the LAPD.

The man, whose name was withheld, was in stable condition, Eisenman said.