Gunshots Fired on Promenade Sunday Night May 18, as a Private Shoe Store Sale Turns into Gunfire.

Update, Monday afternoon: An attempted robbery took place at a shoe store called Sole & Laces on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, as reported in the Los Angeles Times article published today, May 19, 2025. The incident occurred on Sunday night, May 18, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

The identity of the man who was fatally shot by the store owner has not been disclosed in the available sources. Additionally, while a second suspect—the customer who arranged the private sale—was arrested in connection with the robbery. His or her name is also not mentioned in the reports.

A shooting occurred on the Santa Monica Promenade on the 1300 Block of Third Street, around 1:20 a.m. on May 19, 2025. No life-threatening injuries were reported. No further details from official sources or news outlets are available at this time.

A Retail tenant reports that he had to defend his life during the Promenade shooting.

The shooting was the second one in Downtown Santa Monica over the weekend. One shooting occurred on Saturday night near the Bungalow, a bar and restaurant at the Miramar Sheraton Hotel.