Police Seek Help Finding Suspect in Culver City Shooting

CULVER CITY, CA — Authorities are seeking public help to identify a suspect who allegedly shot a man while attempting to mug him as the victim was walking out of a Culver City convenience store last week.

The shooting happened Wednesday at about 11:20 p.m. in the area of Washington Boulevard and Hargis Street, according to the Culver City Police Department.

The victim was leaving a convenience store when someone approached him, tried to steal his cell phone, then shot him, police said.

A good Samaritan flagged down a Los Angeles Fire Department crew driving nearby. The victim was treated at the scene and then taken to a hospital for surgery, police said. He has since been released.

The shooter ran away after firing the gun, and officers believe they have identified a white newer model Chevy Impala, with a non-operational right headlamp and damage on the right side of its hood, as a possible suspect vehicle.

Authorities circulated photos of the vehicle and encouraged anyone with information about it to call the Culver City Police Department's watch commander at 323-253-6202.

Press Release Update on Incident from 6/10/20 https://t.co/vJXuLkLHbW
— Culver City PD (@Culver_cityPD) June 16, 2020

- City News Service and Patch Staffer Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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