A 21-year-old man was gunned down on a street in Compton, and the killer remained on the loose Thursday.
Deputies responded to the 700 block of Van Ness Avenue, near Elm Street, about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on reports of shots fired and found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department statement.
Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of his next-of-kin.
A motive for the shooting was unknown, and no suspect description was released.