Man killed after gunfire erupts inside 7-Eleven in Lawndale

Man killed in 7-Eleven store shooting

An investigation continues after a man was shot and killed inside a 7-Eleven store in Lawndale.

LAWNDALE, Calif. - Los Angeles County homicide detectives are investigating after gunfire erupted inside a 7-Eleven store in Lawndale Sunday night. 

What we know:

First reponders were called to the 7-Eleven located near the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard around 8 p.m. Sunday, July 27.

Arriving LA County sheriff's deputies found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

FOX 11 spoke with the victim's wife off-camera, who identified him as a 34-year-old father of four, ages 2 to 11. She said he made a quick stop at the convenience store while on a plumbing job and never came home. 

The early stages of the investigation reveal there was an altercation between two customers when one of the men pulled out a gun and opened fire, according to homicide investigators. The victim was struck and collapsed near the back of the store and a weapon was not recovered at the scene. 

What we don't know:

Detectives continued canvassing the scene for clues and were reviewing the store's surveillance footage.