Man fatally shot at engagement party in Northridge; search for suspect underway
A 29-year-old man was fatally shot at a "pre-wedding" party in Northridge late Sunday evening, prompting a large scale manhunt for the gunman.
The shooting is believed to have happened at around 11:15 p.m. during an engagement party located at a banquet hall on Parthenia Street, where an argument between two men escalated into the shooting.
According to Los Angeles Police Department, event was attended by hundreds of people. They detailed that the altercation began inside the banquet hall before moving outside, at which point the victim was shot multiple times by the suspect, a man in his 40s, who fled from the scene.
The victim, who was identified as Anaheim resident Edgar Rodriguez by family members, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police had set up a perimeter in the area following the shooting as they searched for the suspect.
People at the event made detectives aware of the suspect's identity, though his name has been withheld from the public since he is still outstanding.
