COVINA >> A man died following a shooting in a residential neighborhood near Covina early Saturday, authorities said.
The shooting was first reported at 1:13 a.m. in the 17600 block of East Brookport Street, in an unincorporated county area just outside of Covina, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.
“Several neighborhood residents reported they heard gunshots, then heard a car screeching away,” Lt. Thomas Reid said.
Responding deputies encountered a man in his 30s, lying wounded in a residential front yard.
Paramedics rushed the victim to an area trauma center, officials said.
The victim succumbed to his injuries Saturday afternoon, Lt. Mike Rosson of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said.
The victim’s identity was not released pending positive identification and notification of family.
No eyewitnesses to the shooting had been located, Reid said.
Neighbors described hearing six to seven gunshots.
One neighbor, who asked his name be withheld due to safety concerns, said he looked outside following the gunshots and saw a man lying on a front lawn of a home, groaning in pain.
The neighbor added that he also heard the sound of a car speeding down the street immediately following the gunfire.
After realizing what had happened, the man said he gathered his family members in a hallway of their home until he heard deputies’ sirens outside.
No suspect description was available, and the motive remained under investigation. The shooting victim was not believed to live at the home where he was shot, Reid said.
The shooting occurred in front of a home neighbors said has been the center of problems, and that it has drawn a response from deputies in the past.
People often come and go from the home, staying for only a few minutes, they said. One neighbor said arguments and fights were common, and he once saw people fighting in front of the home with baseball bats.
No one answered the door at the home Saturday afternoon.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.