Man gunned down outside Hawthorne liquor store

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department continue the search for the suspects after a man was shot and killed outside a liquor store in Hawthorne, officials said. 

Reports of a shooting came in around 9:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of W. El Segundo and Crenshaw boulevards. Police learned that a man had been shot while he was walking in the parking lot. 

According to LASD officials, a Hawthorne Police patrol officer was nearby at the time of the shooting and chased the suspected shooter's car. Eventually, that car surrendered, and the officer was able to detain one person. Officials did not say if that person was a suspect but added that there are still multiple suspects still out there. Deputies did not provide detailed descriptions of those suspects.

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The names of the victim and the person detained have not yet been released.

Paramedics pronounced the shooting victim dead at the scene.

No other information was immediately available. Police are still investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, or submit a tip at lacrimestoppers.org.