LOS ANGELES – A man was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department officers Thursday are searching for the suspect.
Police were called at 11:56 p.m. Wednesday to East Fifth and South Crocker streets regarding a shooting. When they arrived at the scene, witnesses told the officers the victim was sitting inside a vehicle with a woman when a man approached, shot the victim and ran away, according to an LAPD officer.
The victim was struck by gunfire and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The woman inside the vehicle was not injured and no victim description has been released.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the LAPD’s Central station at 213-486-6606 or 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be made to LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or at lacrimestoppers.org.
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