Man Shoots at Driver After Collision

A woman identified as Alexis Brooks was killed Saturday night after stepping in front of a car "for unknown reasons," Police said. A man shot at the driver of the car.

By Sharon Bernstein
|  Sunday, Jul 29, 2012  |  Updated 2:32 PM PDT
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Man Shoots at Driver After Collision

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Police on Sunday were searching for a man who opened fire on a car that had hit a pedestrian in an unincorporated part of South Los Angeles.

The California Highway Patrol said the pedestrian, Alexis Brooks, 28, stepped in front of a southbound Mazda on Western Ave. near 108th Street late Saturday.

Brooks, who entered the street "for unknown reasons," according to the CHP, was hit by the Mazda and thrown into northbound traffic.

There, she was hit by another car. She died at the scene.

At some point during the incident, a man began shooting at the driver of the Mazda, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which took over the investigation.

Keetha Knox, 37, the driver of the Mazda, drove home before calling police. She was not arrested for hit-and-run driving.

LASD watch commander  Shawn Shaw said detectives were still searching for the  gunman.

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Posted Jul 29, 2012
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