Crime & Safety
Man Killed, Shot in the Back in North Hollywood
The victim was in his 40s and died in the nighttime incident at Saticoy and Bellaire. Shots rang out after a fight and suspects fled.

A man in his 40s died after he was shot in the back in North Hollywood, a police sergeant said today.
It happened about 9:15 p.m. Sunday at Saticoy Street and Bellaire Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. C. Leon.
“Witnesses observed a fight in the street and then heard three gunshots,” Leon said.
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Two to four men fled the scene, according to various witness accounts, she said. The vehicle was possibly a white Honda four-door sedan.
The victim was pronounced dead at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Leon said.
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“So far, we have no motive and we don’t know if it was gang-related,” she said.
-City News Service
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