Fairfax Shootout Leaves Man Dead

FAIRFAX (CBSLA) – A man died following a shootout in Fairfax early Monday morning.

At around 2:10 a.m., shots were fired in the 700 block of North Fairfax Avenue following a dispute involving the victim and two other men.

One of those men then drove the victim to the hospital, where he died of multiple gunshot wounds, Los Angeles police said.

Police said the victim was running along Fairfax trying to flag down vehicles for help.

"We talked to several witnesses who reported seeing a male black, wearing a red hoodie, who was running northbound on Fairfax, and he was trying to stop vehicles, and trying to get inside of cars to leave this location," LAPD Lt. John Radtke said. "We believe that that was a shooting victim, that was later found at a local hospital."

The man who drove the victim to the hospital was detained, along with a second man who showed up at the crime scene claiming to be a robbery victim, police said.

Police are investigating whether the shooting possibly stemmed from a robbery or a drug deal gone bad.

The exact circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. No names were released.