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Man shot dead outside JW Marriott hotel in DTLA

By Alexa Mae Asperin
Updated  September 6, 2022 7:34am PDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 11

Rolls Royce possible getaway car in fatal DTLA shooting

A man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The getaway car might be a Rolls Royce SUV.

LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning after a man was shot to death outside the JW Marriott hotel. 

The shooting was reported at 4:45 a.m. in the 800 block of West Olympic Boulevard.

Police received 911 calls of shots fired from two vehicles, at least one of the vehicles involved was a Rolls-Royce. 

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers are looking for three men in connection with the deadly shooting. 

Hotel employees tell FOX 11 that the victim was standing on the sidewalk when bullets flew. The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Elijah Wildridge, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported.

The suspect vehicle is described as a white Rolls-Royce SUV Cullinan, valued at $300,000. It was last seen headed eastbound on Olympic.

The crime is being investigated as a homicide, police said. Authorities urged anyone with information on the case to call 877-LAPD-247.