20-Year-Old L.A. Man Murdered in Gang Homicide

According to a recently published Los Angeles Police Department press release, a gang related shooting has left a 20-year-old Los Angeles man dead.

The 20-year-old man, whose named is being withheld by police until his family has been contacted, was shot on the night of August 31.

The incident happened at around 10:50 at night on the 2200 block of West Pico Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles.

The unnamed man was walking down the street when two Hispanic men driving inside a green 2004 Ford Explorer drove up near him and parked in a nearby alley. One of the two men got out of the Ford Explorer and started walking towards the victim. One of the men reportedly asked the 20-year-old what gang he was in. Within a few moments a fight broke out between the two men on the street.

The two men got into a serious and dangerous fist fight and wrestled each other to the ground. The victim was trying to defend himself while the other man who was inside the vehicle came to the other man's aid. He was wearing a black ski mask and was armed with an unidentified shotgun. He then fired at the victim and struck him in both the chest and the head.

Unfortunately for the young male victim, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of death, according to paramedics who arrived on the scene, was serious injuries as a result of being shot.

Within a few moments after hitting the man with gunfire, the two Hispanic suspects fled. They then lost control of their green Ford Explorer and ending up crashing into a cement wall. After the collision, they left their vehicle and escaped by foot down the street.

Police describe the driver of the vehicle as being a Hispanic man with a mustache. He was last seeing blue denim jeans and a gray shirt. The masked gunman and passenger of the vehicle was last seen wearing what is simply described as dark clothing.