Police Wednesday are investigating the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man found inside a tent near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to the 600 block of Maple Avenue and Sixth Street at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday regarding shots fired.
When they arrived, officers were directed to a tent, where they found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called to the scene and pronounced the man dead.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.