LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Police are looking for three suspects they say shot at a man’s vehicle at a gas station in the Beverly Grove area Friday afternoon, leaving him dead.
Authorities say the victim, who was described only as a 23-year-old man, took off in a black Cadillac Escalade after he was shot at La Cienega and Beverly boulevards, across the street from the Beverly Center.
Paramedics were seen treating the victim after he stopped the vehicle at the intersection of Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards in West Hollywood.
The victim was transported to a hospital, where the man died.
Lt. John Radke with the Los Angeles Police Department said the three suspects opened fire at the gas station from their car and shot the victim while he was in the SUV.
The victim was with several other people in the SUV, though their conditions are unknown.
“We don’t know why or how this happened, all we know is that the victim vehicle, they pulled up, they were pumping gas and it looks like they probably finished pumping gas and the suspects approached from the alley, got out of the car and started shooting at those victims,” said Radke.
The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m., according to LAPD.
Radke said the three suspects took off in a white four-door sedan though a make and model were not immediately available.
At least one person was seen being detained by law enforcement at the West Hollywood scene. Radke said that person may have been in the SUV with the victim and was being questioned.
Radke said officers are still interviewing several witnesses.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
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