A man killed in a shooting at a strip mall in Northridge on Saturday was painting gang graffiti on a business wall when a suspect with an “Uzi” type semi-automatic pistol fired at him and three others. people opened up, according to Los Angeles police.

Officers responded to the shooting at the 19100 block of Parthenia Street According to a police statement at about 12:30 p.m. Four men between the ages of 30 and 60 were shot.

The four victims were transported to a nearby hospital, where two of the men underwent surgery, authorities said. A third

person

was treated and released.

Man killed, three injured in daylight shooting in Northridge

The oldest victim was in his 60s and was pronounced dead at the hospital, officials said.

Two of the victims had offered to help

local

company, Northridge Ice Cream, paint over graffiti on the walls, according to ABC7

-TV

. The two others stood nearby. the

Los Angeles

Times was unable to reach the owner of Northridge Ice Cream, but an employee confirmed that the shooting had taken place.

According to police, a male driver stopped a white sedan near the victim

who died

,

exit got out

and opened fire with a

“

uzi

“

type semi

–

automatically

hand

pistol. He punched the older man “several times in the chest” and

hit shot

the

other

three

other

victims before getting back in the car and driving north.

the

suspected shooter

remains free.

Police described the

shooter shooter

as a tall man in his thirties, but have not released a description of the car

,

or identified a possible motive for the shooting.