A Man Shot On Ohio and Sawtelle in West Los Angeles Friday Afternoon, suspect at large

WEST LOS ANGELES - A man was shot Friday afternoon in the Sawtelle neighborhood of West Los Angeles, and police are searching for a suspect.

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's West Los Angeles Division responded about 4 p.m. Sept. 4 to the intersection of Sawtelle Boulevard and Ohio Avenue after reports of a shooting. They found a man with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital with injuries to the head and torso and was alive when officers arrived. His condition was not immediately released.

LAPD said a male suspect fled the scene and remained at large. No detailed description of the suspect was provided. The investigation is ongoing.

The shooting occurred in a commercial and residential area of Sawtelle near the 405 Freeway and the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. No other injuries were reported.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAPD. LAPD described the victim only as a man who was shot in the head and torso and taken to a hospital. He was alive when officers arrived. No name, age, or other identifying details have been released.

The suspect is described only as a male who fled the scene and remains at large. No physical description, age, or other details have been provided.This is typical in the first hours of an investigation, particularly when the victim is still alive. Updates would normally come from LAPD West Los Angeles Division or later hospital/medical examiner statements if the victim's condition changes.

LAPD said the man was still alive when officers arrived Friday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds to the head and torso. No later reports have said he died.

His current condition has not been publicly updated.