A surreal, and deadly, scene in a Hollywood intersection

Investigators at the scene in Hollywood, where a suspected gunman who had been randomly firing on motorists was fatally shot by LAPD police.

Investigators at the scene in Hollywood, where a suspected gunman who had been randomly firing on motorists was fatally shot by LAPD police.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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Tyler Brehm, 26, opened fire on motorists, wounding one, on a street in Hollywood on Friday before he was shot and killed by police. Video

A car's damage

One of three bullet holes on the hood of a BMW that was targeted by a shooter who was later shot dead by police near Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A detective on the scene

Det. Nicole Kittle of the LAPD stands next to the body of a man suspected of randomly shooting at motorists on Vine Street in Hollywood. A man driving a Mercedes-Benz was hit in the jaw and was in critical condition.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Dead in the street

The body of a man suspected of randomly firing at passing motorists lies in the street. He was yelling and running even after he’d been shot by Los Angeles police.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)