LOS ANGELES—A 36-year-old man was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles outside of a Metro B Line (Red) Station during a confrontation and the suspect is on the loose, authorities said May 13.

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded at approximately 11:58 p.m. Friday to First and Hill streets where they learned the victim was arguing with the suspect, a 23-year-old man, when the suspect drew a gun and shot the man, a police department spokeswoman told City News Service.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect ran away in an unknown direction.