A 40-year-old former Israeli was shot dead early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. The incident took place outside a home in the city's Hollywood Hills neighborhood.

The victim is a former Ashkelon resident living in the United States who recently made a move from Florida to California. Police are searching for the assassin, who has not yet been located. The Foreign Ministry is investigating the incident, which took place shortly after 2 a.m., after which officers called to the scene found the man lying dead at the scene.