Man arrested for fatally shooting woman in Hawthorne

A man was arrested for fatally shooting a woman in Hawthorne early Sunday morning, police said.

According to Hawthorne police, the shooting occurred around 11 a.m. near the intersection of El Segundo Boulevard and Doty Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found the victim, an unidentified 54-year-old woman, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, HPD officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by paramedics.

Witnesses told police that the suspect, who has not yet been identified, dropped the gun and left the area after the shooting, the statement said.

Officers searched the area and found the suspect, identified at the time only as a 49-year-old man, nearby. He was arrested without further incident and taken to court on suspicion of murder, police said.

The motive for the shooting remains unclear.

Video from the scene shows several HPD patrol vehicles outside an apartment complex in the area where a white tent covered the victim's body.