Fight preceded deadly Santa Monica Pier shooting, police say
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A fight just hours after World Cup revelers packed the Santa Monica Pier escalated into a shooting that left one man dead early Monday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
Officers responded to a parking lot next to the pier around 12:30 a.m. Monday, where they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds, said Santa Monica police spokesperson Lt. Lewis Gilmour. First responders attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has not yet been identified.
Exactly what led to the fight and shooting is still under investigation, but Gilmour said initial reports indicate that two groups were in a physical altercation before shots rang out in Parking Lot 1 North, located at 1550 Pacific Coast Highway just north of the pier.
The area remained cordoned off Monday morning as detectives continued to mark and document evidence.
No suspects are in custody, Gilmour said.
Gilmour asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information about the shooting to contact the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458-8491.
Times staff photographer Kayla Bartkowski contributed to this report.
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