Californian doctor who treated celebrities gunned down in targeted killing; suspect at large

Police in Los Angeles are searching for a suspect in the gunning down of a doctor who treated movie stars and athletes and was found dead next to his vehicle outside a medical center.

It happened on August 23 at around 6:12 p.m. in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Los Angeles police said in a news release. When officers arrived, the victim was found at his workplace with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead.

The victim was identified in several reports as 61-year-old Dr. Hamid Mirshojae.

“Everyone in the Woodland Hills area, even in LA, knows him because he was a really good doctor,” Maryem Alaei, a friend of Mirshojae's family, told KTLA. “He was always laughing, always joking, always helping people.”

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A motive has not yet been identified and police said the shooter fled on foot. A description of the suspect is not available.

Staff at the clinic told the Daily Mail that just a few months ago he was attacked by three men with baseball bats and beaten up outside the clinic.

There is a memorial for the doctor in front of the clinic and a vigil was held for him.

Mirshojae leaves behind a wife and six-month-old baby who were in Turkey at the time of his murder, local reports said. He has three adult children from a previous marriage, the Daily Mail reported.

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A memorial at the site where Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was shot last week. (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

“He's been my doctor for 15 years. He helped me feel better,” Gloria Sera told KTLA. “He came from Iran and I don't know if he told me the truth, but the last time I came, he said he had just gotten married.”

An online biography of the doctor on the Detox Woodland Hills website states that he has “over two decades of experience in emergency care.” He has “over 10 years of experience in addiction recovery.”

Dr. Hamid Mirshojae's SUV is surrounded by crime scene tape after he was shot. (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

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“He has helped thousands of patients achieve their goal of sober living,” the biography states. “His patients include celebrities, movie stars, athletes and many people from all walks of life.”