23-year-old man fatally shot in East Los Angeles

EAST LOS ANGELES >> A man died at a hospital following a shooting in a commercial neighborhood early Saturday, sheriff’s officials said.
Little information was available regarding the shooting, which took place about 1:30 a.m. in the 900 block of South Kern Avenue, just south of Whittier Boulevard, according to Deputy Guillermina Saldana of the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau.
Deputies responded to reports of gunshots and creaming when they encountered a 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds, Saldana said. He was taken to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His name was not released.
“Detectives have learned that the victim was walking down Kern Avenue when he was shot by unknown suspect (or suspects),” Saldana said. “The motive for the shooting is unknown.”
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.

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