The incident appears to be a murder-suicide. According to investigators, Rabbi Marc Douglas Bayar was shot to death by Sung Chul Pak, the owner of the store, who then apparently shot himself:
On Tuesday, investigators said 50-year-old Rabbi Marc Douglas Bayar was shot to death by Sung Chul Pak, the owner of the T-shirt store. Bayar was the landlord of the store, according to authorities, and Pak allegedly shot Bayar after getting into an argument and a fistfight. Pak then allegedly turned the gun on himself.Police confirmed that a handgun was found inside the store, and that they were not looking for any outstanding suspects in the case. What the heck happened here? According to officials, it was some kind of dispute over unpaid rent. More here: NoHo man ID'd as victim in murder-suicide.
Los Angeles Police officers responded to the scene around 12:40 p.m. on a report of a fistfight inside the store, located on the 5400 block of Sunset Blvd. When they arrived, they found two men dead inside the store in what homicide investigators believe to be a murder-suicide.
"Upon arrival, we discovered two persons down inside the location suffering from gunshot wounds," said LAPD Sgt. Enrique Mendoza. "The fire department responded, rendered aid and pronounced both persons as deceased."
