Gunman at large after man killed in Pico-Robertson neighborhood [Updated]

Police on Monday were investigating a shooting that left a man dead in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood.

The victim, described only as a Latino man, was walking in the 8800 block of West 18th Street at 11:40 p.m. Sunday when he was shot, said Lt. Carlos Islas of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Los Angeles station. 

[Updated at 9 a.m.: At least 19 homicides have been reported within 2 miles of Sunday 's shooting since January 2007, according to coroner’s data collected for The Times’ interactive Homicide Report.]

Police responded to a report of shots fired, and neighbors heard a vehicle leaving the scene, Islas said.

There was no description of the gunman, and it was unclear what the motive was. The victim was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he died.

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Image: Map shows the location of Sunday's shooting in purple, as well as 19 other homicides in red, since January 2007. Credit: Los Angeles Times