Female shooter leaves multiple people wounded in Los Angeles

At least four people have been shot by a female shooter in downtown Los Angeles with reports that she is still at large.

Police in Los Angeles are hunting a female shooter after she opened fire, wounding several people.

Officers responded to the area of 5th and San Julian St, near Skid Row around 12:15pm local time after reports of multiple shooting victims, according to LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes.

Ms Cerbantes said four people appear to be shot and police say the female shooter is still at large.

All the victims suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, according to LAPD Officer Drake Madison. Two of them were described as being female.

Aerial video from Sky5 showed police cars stopped next to a tent outside San Julian Park in downtown L.A. Paramedics were seen transporting a person onto an ambulance and treating another person who was sitting on a bench inside the park. Large sections of the streets were blocked off with police tape, video showed.