LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 23-year-old man fatally shot by a group of suspects during an illegal street takeover in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles was identified Monday by the L.A. County Medical Examiner.
Los Angeles Police officers responded to a call at 11:57 p.m. Friday near the intersection of 54th Street and Manhattan Place, west of Western Avenue, the LAPD said.
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The officers saw several vehicles and pedestrians leaving the area and found the victim, Juan Trujillo of Orange, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Witnesses told police four men in a vehicle drove up to Trujillo, stopped and fired several shots, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.
Paramedics pronounced Trujillo dead at the scene.
Police set up a perimeter near the Western Avenue and 54th Street as they searched for evidence.
The LAPD's South Bureau Homicide Bureau urged anyone with any information to call them at 323-786-5100 or, during non-business hours or weekends, at 877-527-3247. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-8477 or tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.
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