Man Shot In Hollywood Grocery Store Parking Lot; Gunman At Large

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A man was shot in the arm in a grocery store's parking lot Hollywood Tuesday.

Officers responded to the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Vine Street around 4:40 p.m. to a report about shots fired, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Detectives discovered a 35-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to an arm, police said. He was taken to a hospital still breathing and conscious by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

KTLA5 reported that bullet holes were visible in the victim's dark- colored vehicle in the parking lot.

It was unclear what may have motivated the shooting.

Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s with a ponytail who fled the scene in a possible white four-door Toyota hatchback heading westbound on Melrose.

City News Service