VAN NUYS – A man was shot and killed in a Van Nuys strip mall parking lot and an investigation of the shooting is underway Saturday.
Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s Van Nuys Station responded at 12:35 a.m. Saturday to the 16000 block of Vanowen Street between Woodley and Gloria Avenues regarding a shooting.
When they arrived, the officers learned the victim was standing by his vehicle outside a donut shop when he was approached by two suspects, who fired several shots at him, according to an LAPD spokesman.
The victim was struck by the gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
Police said the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle. There was no suspect description.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide at 818-374-9550. Calls made during non-business hours or on weekends can be directed to 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
