Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Downtown Los Angeles
The shooter was driving a 2008 Nissan Sentra with license plate 7SPHO79, police said.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man was shot dead Monday morning during a drive-by shooting in downtown Los Angeles.
The shooting occurred at 5:51 a.m. in the area of 14th and Hill streets, according to Officer Rosario Cervantes of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.
The man was walking in the area when a suspect drove up and fired several shots. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Cervantes said.
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The suspect's vehicle is described as a 2008 Nissan Sentra with license plate 7SPHO79. It was last seen heading south on South Hill Street toward the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, according to sources at the scene.
--City News Service
