Overview
- A man in his 40s was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the Universal Studios Park & Ride parking lot and later pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
- The shooting was reported in the north side Ventura Boulevard lot near the Universal/Studio City Metro Station around 11:20–11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 31.
- Officers arrived after the attacker had already left the scene and police have not made an arrest.
- One outlet published an unconfirmed description of a suspect with dreadlocks wearing a plaid shirt but LAPD has not verified that detail or released a motive.
- Metro said the incident did not involve its services and investigators cautioned that the transit-adjacent location raises local commuter and community safety concerns while the probe continues.