Young man fatally shot in West Valinda

WEST VALINDA -- An 18-year-old man was fatally shot in a residential neighborhood late Saturday.
Maxwell Laguna, 18, died at the scene of the shooting late Saturday, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz.
The shooting took place just after 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sandy Hook Avenue, Deputy Mark Pope of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said in a written statement.
Several neighbors commented on the slaying, but declined to give their names for fear of retaliation.
One woman said she did not hear or see the shooting, but she witnessed the aftermath.
After coming outside to see why deputies were arriving in the neighborhood, she said she saw the body of a young man lying in the street, and another apparently wounded young man asking for help.
"He came up to me and said, 'I need help. I've been shot,'" she said.
The woman said it looked like the wounded man was shot in the back of his head, but it was hard to tell because he had long hair.
"He said his neck was numb and his head was hurting a lot," the woman said.
The resident added she felt for the mother of the homicide victim as she looked at the scene.
She said she remembered thinking, "His poor mother. Tomorrow's Mother's Day."
Sheriff's officials released no information about the circumstances of the shooting.
A memorial of flowers and candles marked the spot on the southeast corner of Sandy Hook Avenue and Sauder Street where Laguna fell.
Laguna's city of residence was not available.