Man shot outside Van Nuys apartment building by suspect wearing ski mask

A man was hospitalized after he was shot outside a Van Nuys apartment building Sunday night, Jan. 18.

The shooting occurred at about 11:50 p.m. at Sherman Way and at Woodman Avenue, Los Angeles police said.

The 30-year-old man had gotten out of a parked vehicle when he was approached by two male suspects wearing ski masks.

There was an altercation and one suspect shot the victim, a LAPD spokesman said. The suspects ran into a parking structure and fled in a car.

The victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance where he had stable vital signs, the spokesman said.