Metro Police officers and investigators gather near a homicide scene by the Terrible’s gas station at Rainbow Boulevard and Westcliff Drive Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 | 2:13 p.m.
A man who climbed into the back of a car and then got out with his hands up was killed today after witnesses reported hearing gunshots, according to Metro Police.
The shooting happened about 12:30 p.m after a gray Nissan Altima pulled into a parking lot between a gas station and a construction site near Washington Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard, police said.
The victim climbed into the back of the car, and witnesses reported hearing shots as the vehicle drove toward the gas station, Metro Lt. Dan McGrath said. The man then got out, put up his hands and more shots were heard, he said.
The man, who appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s, died at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds, McGrath said.
The Nissan was last seen driving north on Rainbow Boulevard, McGrath said. A motive hasn’t been determined, and there was no description of the shooter, he said.
“That’s so sad. What’s our world come to? It’s horrible,” one woman said to another as they walked by while police investigated.
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