Photographer fatally shot at South Los Angeles house party; gunman sought

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The search is on for the gunman who shot and killed a photographer at a house party in South Los Angeles early Sunday morning.

Don Ervin Sims Jr., 42, of Inglewood was fatally shot at a home in the 2000 block of West 77th Street, just east of South Gramercy Place, at about 1:40 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene by fire department paramedics.

Eyewitness News has learned Sims had been invited to take pictures at the party. According to witnesses, an argument broke out with one of the guests over a picture. The argument moved outside and shots were fired moments later.

Witnesses say they saw a light-colored sedan flee the scene.

Anyone with information on the fatal shooting was asked to contact the LAPD's 77th Street Division at (213) 485-4164.