A teenage boy was shot and killed Monday morning close to the Hollywood Stroll of Fame, prompting the road’s closure in the course of the investigation, in accordance with authorities.

A capturing was reported about 1:08 a.m. at Hollywood Boulevard and Sycamore Avenue, stated Los Angeles Police Officer Lizeth Lomeli.

Officers arrived and located a 17-year-old with gunshot wounds and a firearm subsequent to him, in accordance with police. They carried out life-saving measures and {the teenager} was transported to a hospital, the place he died from his accidents.

{The teenager} was with one other suspect, described as a person round 5 ft 10 and sporting darkish clothes, they usually confronted a bunch of individuals at Hollywood and Sycamore, authorities stated. {The teenager} and the second male suspect began firing on the group as they ran away.

The 17-year-old was seemingly shot a number of occasions by the opposite suspect as they had been attempting to shoot on the group, in accordance with Lomeli. {The teenager}’s identify is being withheld pending identification and notification of subsequent of kin.

The second male suspect remains to be at giant and was final seen leaving northbound at Sycamore.

Hollywood Boulevard was closed in each instructions between Orange Road and La Brea Avenue.

A portion of Hollywood’s Stroll of Fame was closed after a teen was fatally shot early Monday morning within the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard.

(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Instances)