Police said a man was shot dead at Venice Beach on Wednesday night.
Officer Rosario Cervantes said the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports that a man was shot dead in the 1200 block of Pacific Avenue near Westminster Dog Park.
According to KCAL-TV, the victim saw a couple trying to intervene when they were shot.
“He tried to protect all of us,” Emily Trujillo, an eyewitness, told the station. The victim was reportedly a well-known homeless person in the area.
The officer arrived and found a man with fatal gunshot wounds, but no gunman was found. No one was arrested and the police were still looking for the shooter.
