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A 19-year-old man was shot and killed, apparently by someone in a group of people who were asking him to leave a large party.
It happened at 3:28 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of North Alma Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Deputy Crystal Hernandez of the LA Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The victim was identified as Ernesto Cervantes of Los Angeles, according to the coroner’s office.
According to witnesses, Cervantes was seen outside a large party talking to a group of people. They were telling him to leave when several gunshots were fired at him, Deputy Mike Barraza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said.
Deputies responding to the scene regarding gunshots heard in the area found the victim lying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds, Barraza said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff’s homicide detectives asked anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at (323) 890-5500.
—City News Service