$50K Reward Offered For Info About Botched Robbery In Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information surrounding the attempted murder of a man during a botched robbery at a Hollywood restaurant last year.

The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on April 16, 2022, when two suspects followed a man as he was leaving Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails near Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards and walked to his car at a nearby parking lot. The two armed men attempted to rob the victim when he reached his vehicle. They ended up shooting him before they got into a car and fled without taking anything from the victim, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The car the suspects' used to flee the scene was a dark-colored 2004-12 BMW 3-Series with no front license plate, five-spoke wheels and a damaged passenger-side tail light.

The LAPD is offering a $50,000 reward leading to the perpetrators' identity, arrest, and conviction.

Anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD Robbery Homicide Division Detective Dupree or Detective Casalicchio at 213-486-6890. During non-business hours or weekends call 877-527-3247.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.