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The shooting of a transient and threats of further violence shocked Venice this week as residents of the fractious beach community continued to square off over the emotional issue of the homeless.
Los Angeles police said that Thomas J. Wasserberg, 33, who lives at a beach encampment at the foot of Rose Avenue, was shot in the spleen on Monday afternoon while foraging for food in an alley at Sunset Court near the beach. Wasserberg is in fair condition at UCLA Medical Center.
Police have no leads and are investigating the shooting as an attempted murder, according to Capt. Vance Proctor.
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Anger Boils in Venice Over Homeless : Transient Shot Near Beach; Social Service Center Threatened
The shooting of a transient and threats of further violence shocked Venice this week as residents of the fractious beach community continued to square off over the emotional issue of the homeless.www.latimes.com