Man Shot And Killed In Crash Altercation With Off-Duty LAPD Officer

LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities Friday investigated a fatal shooting involving an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer in Ontario that may have involved a road rage incident.

The off-duty officer was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries that were not considered life-threatening and a second man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ontario Police Department.

The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Sixth Street, according to the Ontario Police Department.

Responding officers found a man at the scene with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Ontario Police Cpl. Eliseo Guerrero told City News Service.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the shooting.

"The investigation is still in its preliminary stages. The (LAPD officer) is cooperating with the investigation," Guerrero said.

KTLA identified the slain man as Hugo Cachua, a 37-year-old father of three.

Guerrero did not say what led up the shooting but he did confirm that multiple witnesses called police to report the altercation.

According to the outlet, witness said it started with a minor fender bender that escalated into a violnto altercation.

"The Los Angeles Police Department is aware of an officer-involved shooting, involving a Los Angeles police officer in the city of Ontario earlier this evening. The Los Angeles Police Department is fully cooperating with the investigation," the LAPD said in a statement.

City news Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.