A man was killed in a shooting in an unincorporated area near Watts and the suspect was on the loose Thursday morning.
Deputies from Century Station responded about 10 p.m. Wednesday to a “shots heard” call in the 8400 block of Lou Dillon Avenue, near 103rd Street, and found the victim, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to Deputy James Nagao of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Nagao said.
A description of the shooter or motive for the shooting were not immediately available.
The age and name of the victim was not disclosed.