Police were seeking the public’s help in finding the person who shot a man to death near the Hyde Park Station of LA Metro’s K Line.
The shooting occurred at 12:43 p.m. Saturday at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue, Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service.
Paramedics took the man, believed between 35 and 40 years of age, to a hospital, where he died, LAPD Officer Drake Madison said.
The suspect was described by Madison as a man between ages 25 and 30. ABC7 reported that he was wearing a red shirt with a blue hoodie and jeans and was last seen heading east on 59th Street from Crenshaw.
The LAPD put out an appeal for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death.
The shooting occurred on the walkway near the Hyde Park K Line Station, according to LA Metro spokesman Dave Sotero.
The victim reportedly had an argument with a group of people, Sotero said.
“Metro extends its sympathies to the family of the victim,” he said.
The K Line is a 5.9-mile, north/south route between the Jefferson Park and Westchester neighborhoods.
Anyone with additional information is urged to contact South Bureau Homicide Division detectives at 323-786-5100 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or lacrimestoppers.org.