A 55-year-old man who lived in a recreational vehicle in the unincorporated Florence-Firestone area and was shot and killed was identified by county authorities Wednesday.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified Richard Amado as the shooting victim.
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Century Station responded to the 1600 block of East 76th Street, near Alameda Street and Florence Avenue, at around 5:25 p.m. Monday regarding a report about a shooting and found Amado with gunshot wounds to the upper torso, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Amado’s RV was parked in the cul-de-sac and three men walked to the end of the cul-de-sac, engaged with him and then shot Amado before they ran from the scene, authorities said.
Amado was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 and tips may be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.