A man was hospitalized Thursday evening after three masked suspects rushed him outside a luxury clothing store on Holloway Drive in West Hollywood and struggled with him; gunfire appears to have occurred as the suspects ran away. The attack happened at about 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of Holloway Drive and Hancock Avenue, just a block off Sunset Boulevard, and no arrests had been made as of 9 p.m.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded around 5:30 p.m. to the 8700 block of Holloway Drive near Hancock Avenue, according to KTLA. There, they found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition, per the same report. CBS Los Angeles likewise reported that the shooting occurred near Holloway Drive and Hancock Avenue, citing the sheriff's department.
The three masked suspects rushed the victim and struggled with him; gunfire appears to have occurred as they were running away. The suspects were described as adult men with average builds, wearing black hooded sweatshirts, black pants and black shoes. They were last seen fleeing eastbound on Holloway Drive in a silver vehicle, the station reported.
Bullet Hole Found at Nearby Storefront
WEHO Online reported that a bullet hole was visible in the front window of Fugazi, a business at 8750 Holloway Drive, underscoring how close the gunfire came to passersby on the busy stretch. Initial radio traffic described the victim as a Black man approximately 35 years old who had suffered a gunshot wound to his lower back, though that detail has not been independently confirmed beyond the initial reporting.
Investigators are trying to find information about a suspect, and authorities have not released a possible motive for the shooting, according to both KTLA and CBS Los Angeles. Surveillance footage was described as showing what appeared to be an attempted broad-daylight robbery, but the sheriff's department had not publicly confirmed robbery as the motive as of Thursday evening, per WEHO Online's reporting.
Second West Hollywood Shooting in Two Months
Thursday's attack marks at least the second shooting to rattle West Hollywood in recent months. In August, a man was shot in the leg at Harriet's Rooftop, a cocktail lounge atop the 1 Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, with the incident reported just before 9 p.m., according to NBC Los Angeles. That victim was also hospitalized following the shooting, the station reported.
No suspect descriptions beyond those released by investigators have been confirmed in Thursday's shooting, and the search for the three men continues. Anyone with information has not yet been directed to a specific tip line in the reporting so far, and Hoodline will update this story as more details become available.
