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Marina Del Rey: The Los Angeles Police Department’s West Bureau Homicide investigators are investigating the fatal shooting of Kristine Carman.

On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 around 8:00 p.m., LAPD Pacific Division officers responded to a radio call of an ambulance shooting in a supermarket parking lot at Glencoe Avenue and Mindinao Way. When the Officers arrived, they found Carman shot inside a vehicle.

Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced Carman dead at scene.

The suspect in this incident is described as a male Black, last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue beanie. He fled the location in a dark colored SUV, possibly heading towards the 90 Freeway.

The motive of this incident is unknown. The investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information on this shooting should contact West Bureau Homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips.”