Man shot to death in Baldwin Park

BALDWIN PARK -- A man was shot to death inside his car early Sunday in a residential neighborhood, authorities said.
Officials initially described the dead man only as a Latino in his 20s believed to be from Baldwin Park. His name was withheld pending notification of family members, coroner officials said.
The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. as a car crash in the 3700 block of Foster Avenue, just south of Ramona Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Derrick Thompson said in a written statement.
Officials received reports of "an individual that was believed to be involved in a traffic accident deceased inside a car," said Lt. Dan Rosenberg of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said, which is investigating the case. "Responding Baldwin Park police officers found he had been shot."
Detectives believe the man crashed his car after being shot multiple times in the back.
Suspect information and a motive in the shooting was not known, Rosenberg said.
Several residents on Foster Avenue said Sunday afternoon they heard a loud crash in the morning, but no gun shots.
"I was sleeping and I just heard a big impact," said Jun Catap. "As soon as I heard that, I opened the door and saw the car crashed into the (telephone) pole."
Crews from Southern California Edison worked through Sunday evening to repair the damaged pole.
Jesus Costilla, who also lives on Foster Avenue, said he watched police pick up about five bullet casings from nearby the victim's car.
"It's just kind of weird though," Costilla said, "because no one heard any gun shots."