Police Saturday were investigating the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man by a group of assailants during an illegal street takeover in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police officers responded at 11:57 p.m. Friday near the intersection of 54th Street and Manhattan Place, west of Western Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Arriving officers encountered several vehicles and pedestrians dispersing the area, where they located the victim on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound.
Witnesses told them four men in a vehicle drove up to the victim, stopped and fired several shots at the man, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were called and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police created a perimeter near the Western Avenue and 54th Street as they searched for evidence.
The suspects drove away in an unknown direction.
The LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide Bureau urged anyone with any information regarding the homicide to call them at 323-786-5100 or, during non-business hours or weekends, at 877-527-3247. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.