A man was shot and killed in Compton and authorities searched Saturday for his killer.
Deputies responded at 5:45 p.m. Friday to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 2400 block of El Segundo Boulevard and found multiple shell casings at the location and learned the victim had entered a vehicle which drove away, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The victim and the vehicle were located near the corner of El Segundo Boulevard and Alameda Street, Crowder said.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A detailed description of the suspect was not immediately available and it is unknown whether the shooting was gang related.
Anyone with information about this incident was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.