The streets of downtown Los Angeles became the grim setting of a deadly encounter as gunfire erupted outside of a bar late Wednesday night. two men were shot, one fatally, in what investigators believe stemmed from an altercation at The Escondite on Boyd Street. The violence unfolded around 11:45 p.m., marking a night where rhythms of live music gave way to the staccato of shots fired, according to KTLA.

The LAPD informed KTLA that the victims, caught in an argument with two other men, soon faced a handgun's barrel. One victim, a 47-year-old Hispanic man, was rendered to his last breath after sustaining critical injuries and later dying at a local hospital. The second, age unknown, lies in stable condition, bearing the weight of survival and a night marred by brutality.

Amid the chaos, the assailants fled the scene, leaving investigators to piece together scant descriptions and the specter of an escape vehicle. CBS Los Angeles added to the narrative, with witnesses reporting that suspects made their getaway on foot, direction unknown. Tracing their steps remains a priority for a city too often acquainted with sudden bursts of midnight violence.