Gunmen kill 2, injure 5 in California coffee shop

Masked gunmen opened fire inside a southern California coffee shop, killing two men and wounding five other people before fleeing, police said early Friday.

Officers who received a panic alarm call from the Coffee House cafe were headed there Thursday night when they were flagged down by several people who had been shot, police Sgt. Rene Hernandez said.

Witnesses said two men with bandanas over their faces entered the cafe and opened fire before fleeing, he said.

One victim was declared dead at the scene and another died at a hospital, Hernandez said.

Two victims were hospitalized in critical condition. Three others suffered wounds that were not considered life-threatening, including a man who was grazed by a bullet and declined hospital treatment, Hernandez said.

San Gabriel is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles.