Californian authorities say a man was shot in the head in front of tourists on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday night.
Police responded to Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue around 7:37 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.
They found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head nearby the famous TCL Chinese Theatre, KTLA News reported.
The victim was able to walk to the entrance of the Capitol One Café, where he collapsed. He was transported to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
His identity has not been released.
Police are looking for the two suspects who fled the scene, a Hispanic female and a Hispanic male, both in their 20s.
Witnesses told police the victim was trying to intervene in an argument between the suspects, and that’s when the male suspect pulled out a gun and shot him.
Police said the victim initially witnessed some sort of fight or argument between the suspects when he tried to intervene.
There are reports that the situation may have resulted from a street scam, a sidewalk game called “Three Card Monte. The manager of a nearby museum said his security guard spotted a group of street gamblers outside of his business. At some point, a woman grabbed cash from the group and ran.
“We saw a situation where we think someone got ripped off by them,” recalled an eyewitness. “She grabbed cash off their table and ran, and they chased after her, and then it seems like somebody who possibly knew her came up and then shot the person.”
Local street vendors said the victim goes by the nickname “Scooter. They described Scooter as a kind and friendly person.
