A gang intervention activist was fatally shot in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, according to the CEO of 2nd Call, the nonprofit organization the victim worked with.
It happened at around 3:15 p.m. near Crenshaw Boulevard and W. 59th Street, according to Los Angeles Police Department officers. They were called to the scene after learning that a man in his 40s was struck by gunfire.
The victim, who was identified by 2nd Call as Reginald Foreman, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County firefighters.
Police said a man was seen running from the area after the shooting…