Robbers Shoot And Kill Man Outside Popular Sunset Blvd Restaurant

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A young man was shot and killed outside a Sunset Boulevard restaurant in Hollywood Tuesday morning. Police are looking for his killers.

Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to the 7100 block of Sunset Boulevard just after 2 a.m. to respond to multiple reports of a shooting. They arrived to find an unresponsive 23-year-old man outside the Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine, said LAPD Officer Drake Madison.

Paramedics declared the man dead at the scene. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.

Witnesses reported seeing the suspects — men armed with handguns — flee in a black Nissan. According to Fox11, a woman was talking to the victim outside his car when several armed suspects approached her and attempted to rob her. The victim pulled out a handgun and attempted to come to her aid when the robbers shot him repeatedly, reported Fox11.

Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.