A woman and a young child were shot Friday afternoon in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
Police responded at 3:08 p.m. to the 1700 block of West 56th Street for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and shots fired, said Officer Drake Madison, an LAPD spokesman.
Officers called for two ambulances, one for a 25-year-old woman who was shot in the stomach and one for a 2-year-old boy, Madison said. Information on where the boy was shot was not available.
Both victims were transported to a hospital, where they are in stable condition, he said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.
More information about the shooting was not immediately available.