A shooting in Hollywood on Tuesday afternoon left a rapper named Young Dolph injured and a search continuing for a shooter who was last seen in a gold Cadillac Escalade, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials.
The shooting occurred in the valet parking area of the Loews Hollywood Hotel at the popular Hollywood & Highland entertainment complex, according to a police captain on scene who identified the victim as Young Dolph.
Aerial video from Sky5 showed police investigating outside the Shoe Palace store, which is next to the hotel.
Police were called to the scene at about 1:12 p.m., LAPD Officer Sal Ramirez said. The victim was transported with a gunshot wound and is in stable condition, police said.
Police are still searching for the assailant and do not know how many suspects they're looking for, LAPD Officer Tony Im said. An LAPD tweet later said "suspects at large."
Dolph is a 32-year-old rapper from Memphis, Tennessee, who released a debut album in February 2016 entitled "King of Memphis" that peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 100 chart. His second album, "Bulletproof," was released in April.
Young Dolph's SUV was shot multiple times in February in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the hip-hop site XXL. About 100 shots were fired, a local television station reported. "Bulletproof" was apparently released in response to that.
Photos posted to Young Dolph's Instagram account shortly before the shooting showed him posing on a street in Los Angeles.
Ramirez said the shooter was last seen in a gold Cadillac Escalade and described him as a black man. The Escalade was found abandoned near Highland and Franklin avenues, police said.
Sky5 footage showed police escorting a black man in a white T-shirt in handcuffs to a patrol vehicle. A man who was detained man is not the shooter, police said.
Commanding Officer Cory Palka of the LAPD's Hollywood Division tweeted that traffic in the nearby area would be shut down due to the shooting.
Police initially described the victim as a 20-year-old man.
Check back for updates to this developing story.
KTLA's Jennifer Thang and Melissa Pamer contributed to this article.
The shooting occurred in the valet parking area of the Loews Hollywood Hotel at the popular Hollywood & Highland entertainment complex, according to a police captain on scene who identified the victim as Young Dolph.
Aerial video from Sky5 showed police investigating outside the Shoe Palace store, which is next to the hotel.
Police were called to the scene at about 1:12 p.m., LAPD Officer Sal Ramirez said. The victim was transported with a gunshot wound and is in stable condition, police said.
Police are still searching for the assailant and do not know how many suspects they're looking for, LAPD Officer Tony Im said. An LAPD tweet later said "suspects at large."
Dolph is a 32-year-old rapper from Memphis, Tennessee, who released a debut album in February 2016 entitled "King of Memphis" that peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 100 chart. His second album, "Bulletproof," was released in April.
Young Dolph's SUV was shot multiple times in February in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the hip-hop site XXL. About 100 shots were fired, a local television station reported. "Bulletproof" was apparently released in response to that.
Photos posted to Young Dolph's Instagram account shortly before the shooting showed him posing on a street in Los Angeles.
Ramirez said the shooter was last seen in a gold Cadillac Escalade and described him as a black man. The Escalade was found abandoned near Highland and Franklin avenues, police said.
Sky5 footage showed police escorting a black man in a white T-shirt in handcuffs to a patrol vehicle. A man who was detained man is not the shooter, police said.
Commanding Officer Cory Palka of the LAPD's Hollywood Division tweeted that traffic in the nearby area would be shut down due to the shooting.
Police initially described the victim as a 20-year-old man.
Check back for updates to this developing story.
KTLA's Jennifer Thang and Melissa Pamer contributed to this article.
