A man was shot Sunday alongside his Lamborghini during an attempted robbery outside Bloomingdale’s at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa police said. The gunman is still at large.
About 8:40 p.m., a man tried to rob the victim in a parking lot at the upscale shopping center. The gunman shot the victim in the leg and fled before officers arrived, according to a Police Department social media post.
No arrests had been made as of Monday afternoon, a police spokesperson confirmed. The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening wound, according to the Facebook post.
Video of the incident on ABC7 showed a group of people surrounding the victim, who was lying on the ground next to a Lamborghini SUV.
“You just hear a gunshot, and we just see all these people,” a witness told local freelance media group OCHawk. “I guess they looked like they were arguing, but they just started fighting and then we just — the guy just fell down to the floor.”
A news videographer at the scene said the gunman tried to take the victim’s Rolex watch and car, the Daily Pilot reported.
“South Coast Plaza is extremely grateful for the rapid response of the Costa Mesa Police Department to this unfortunate event,” a statement from the shopping center read. “We wish the victim a full and speedy recovery.”
Police said the incident was isolated and there were no active threats to the immediate area. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Det. J. Lopez at (714) 754-4873.
