Obi-Wan had seen the creature approach from a nearby rooftop, taking advantage of a flat roof for a different location to meditate in. The Force had nudged at him to stay close to the city and so he had done as he was bid. He had seen their like in the forest and jungle surrounding the city, but they had never before entered into the streets, had they? And then...
Ah. So there were shapeshifters on the island. Interesting. Finished with his meditations for the day, he got to his feet and dropped down the six storeys to the ground, only to pick up on a wave of such intense misery that he was nearly floored by it. Casting out his Force sense like a net, he felt for where the pain was coming from, and headed towards it. This was why the Force had willed him to stay in the city, he supposed.
As he approached the source, he realised that it was the shapeshifter he'd seen minutes earlier. Keeping his distance - he did not want to startle the man, after all - he crouched down a couple of metres in front of him. "Hello there," he said quietly, "my name is Ben. Is there anything I can do to help?"