1 dead after shooting at Gardena restaurant

Authorities are searching for a gunman after a deadly shooting at a Gardena restaurant on Saturday evening. 

It happened at around 8 p.m. at a restaurant in the 18100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

Investigators say that the victim, a man in his mid-30s, was seated at a restaurant when he was approached by the alleged shooter, who was also at the restaurant. 

After shooting the victim, the suspect, a man in his late 40s, fled from the scene in an unknown vehicle, police said. 

The victim, who remains unidentified, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Anyone who may know more was asked to contact LAPD at (310) 726-7700.