A man died following a shooting in a commercial neighborhood in Huntington Park on Friday afternoon, officials said.
The shooting took place just after 5:20 p.m. in the 6500 block of Wilson Avenue, just south of 65th Street, Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Information Bureau said in a written statement.
Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene, the deputy said. A suspect description was not immediately released.
Officials later told KTLA the victim was shot multiple times in the torso and investigators did not find a weapon at the scene. The shooting is not believed to be gang-related.
No other details were released.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, which is assisting the Huntington Park Police Department in the investigation, at 323-890-5500. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.