The shooting happened in the 300 block of North Canon Drive around 8:45 p.m., according to Beverly Hills police. A section of the street was roped off with police tape near the Italian restaurant Via Alloro and another shopping complex.
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A retired NYPD officer who just happened to be nearby at the time says he heard screaming and then ran over to help.
Responding officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A suspect was seen fleeing southbound in a silver Infiniti sedan with dark tinted windows and remains outstanding. The vehicle has damage to the left rear quarter panel.
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The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
Detectives at the scene appeared to be examining evidence around a Lamborghini SUV parked inside the crime-scene perimeter. Police said that vehicle is involved in the incident, but no further details were released.