Authorities Monday publicly identified a 33-year-old man who was shot and killed in East Los Angeles by a killer who remains at large.

The shooting occurred at 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of South McDonnell Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies arrived to find Jimmie Mercadel suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No suspect information was released.

The Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call 323-890-5500.

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