Overview
- Officers found an adult man shot to death in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier around 12:30 a.m. Monday and have opened a homicide investigation.
- The scene at 1550 Pacific Coast Highway showed multiple evidence markers as investigators documented the area and collected information.
- Santa Monica Police say the victim’s name and a motive have not been released and investigators have not identified or arrested a suspect.
- Authorities are actively searching for a possible suspect and are asking anyone with video or information from the pier area late Sunday or early Monday to contact police.
- The shooting follows a busy weekend of beach activity and a World Cup watch gathering, raising local concern about safety in the high-traffic pier and parking areas.