A man has been hospitalized after he was struck by gunfire at a Northridge gas station.
The shooting was reported at about 6:20 a.m. in the 19300 block of Parthenia Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The man, believed to be about 45 years old, was hit at least once while at the gas station pump, LAPD Officer Madison said, though police did not detail if the shot was fired from the gas station as well.
Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that one person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
The man’s condition has not been released.
As for the shooter, police believe it’s a man about 5 feet, 10 inches tall who was last seen wearing a gray hoodie while running north on Tampa Avenue while carrying a gun. Police initially said the man was seen running on Topanga Canyon Boulevard before correcting the location to Tampa.
Nancy Fontan, Jonathan Williams and Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.