Man fatally shot in El Monte

EL MONTE -- A bicyclist was shot and killed early Sunday in a residential neighborhood in El Monte, officials and neighbors said.
Coroner's officials were working Sunday to identify the man, who appeared to be Latino and about 20 years old, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said.
The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. on Lansdale Avenue, just east of Cogswell Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Lillian Peck said.
Neighborhood residents Pat and Joe Viramontes said they were awakened to the sound of gunfire.
"It was four straight shots, then three or four seconds (pause), then another one," Joe Viramontes said.
The couple added that they didn't see anything, but heard what sounded like a large or older-model vehicle speeding away afterward.
"It scared the hell out of me," Pat Viramontes said.
Joe Viramontes said when he went out to look at what had happened later, he saw the body lying halfway on the sidewalk and halfway on the street.
"A bicycle was lying down on the ground by his body," he said.
Pat Viramontes added that bicycles are a very common site on Lansdale Avenue.
"There are constantly people -- men and boys -- riding bikes down the street all the time," he said.
A plastic bag full of discarded rubber gloves and other medical equipment, small bits of police crime scene tape and small patches of what appeared to be dry blood remained at the scene Sunday.
The detectives handling the investigation could not be reached for comment Sunday, and no further details were released.