SHERMAN OAKS—On Saturday, July 2, at approximately 11:40 p.m. officers Los Angeles Police Department responded to a shooting at 4532 Grimes Place in Encino. As officers approached, they found one male lying on the ground near his vehicle.
According to police, the victim, a 37-year-old man, had been shot multiple times. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police will release the name of the victim pending the notification of the next of kin. The suspect is still at large.
Neighbors informed reported to KCAL 9 news that the victim was seen leaving a party at a nearby vacant house. Authorities are attempting to find out if this shooting was connected to the house party or another incident involving a hostile crowd partying in the street that ended with multiple arrests and approximately a dozen injured officers.
Homicide Detectives in LAPD’s Valley Bureau ask anyone with more information to call 818-374-1925 or call Crimestoppers at 800-222-8477.
