MONROVIA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man was killed inside a liquor store in Monrovia and a suspect was on the loose early Thursday, authorities said.
Monrovia police officers responded about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday to a shots fired call in the 400 block of West Duarte Road, between Mayflower and Magnolia avenues, where they found the victim lying on the ground of the store, unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which was assisting Monrovia police with the investigation.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said.
Details of what led up to the shooting were not immediately available.
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The name of the victim was not disclosed.
City News Service contributed to this report.