A 25-year-old man was shot to death during an argument at a Southern California home where a baby shower was being held, authorities said Tuesday.
The shooting was reported in Hawthorne shortly before midnight Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Hawthorne police officers found the victim on the ground in the backyard. He had several gunshot wounds to his upper body and died at the scene.
A detailed description of the shooter was not immediately available.
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Aerial video showed what appeared to be a large white tent set up on the property.
Witnesses told investigators the victim was in an argument with another young man who pulled out a handgun, shot the victim several times and fled, the department said.
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