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Shooting in Baldwin Hills leaves 1 dead on sidewalk

One killed in deadly shooting outside of Baldwin Hills mall
One killed in deadly shooting outside of Baldwin Hills mall 00:48

One person is dead after a shooting in Baldwin Hills, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department said. 

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It happened around 9:24 p.m. Tuesday at W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Marlton Ave. in Baldwin Hills near Crenshaw Plaza.

According to Los Angeles Police Department officers, a call came in for a victim down on a sidewalk, not conscious and not breathing. When they arrived they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. 

He was identified as 27-year-old Los Angeles resident Johnnie Pittman III on Friday.

The motive for the shooting is unclear at this.

 There is no suspect information available at this time. 

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