Shooter and motive unclear in Glendale shooting

A man was shot dead in a shopping center in Glendale. According to police, the shooter was still at large late Thursday evening.

The shooting occurred at a strip mall in the 800 block of North Pacific Avenue. Officers responded to reports of gunshots and a man lying on the ground at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Glendale police said in a news release. The victim, whose identity was not released by police, died at the scene. No one else was injured.

Investigators have not identified a motive, Sergeant Vahe Abramyan told the Times.

The victim, in his 50s, was Armenian, a father of two young children and a well-known local music promoter, KTLA reported.

The news station said witnesses believed the attack was planned. The gunman, a man on a motorcycle, was waiting for the victim as he arrived and got out of a white pickup truck, a witness told the news station.

Police said no suspect has been identified and asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the police department at (818) 548-4911.