A 30-year-old Winnetka man was fatally shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of a car in the North Hills area, and his killer was being sought Tuesday, authorities said.
Christian Rangel died at the scene of the shooting, which occurred at about 11:45 p.m. Monday near Superior Street and Columbus Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers sent to the area on a report of shots fired found a Toyota Corolla stopped in the middle of Columbus Avenue, the LAPD reported.
“A male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound was found in the driver’s seat,” the LAPD said. “The officers removed the victim from the vehicle and performed CPR on him.”
Paramedics pronounced Rangel dead at the scene.
“Detectives discovered several surveillance videos that depicted the suspect’s actions,” police said. “The suspect approached the victim on foot and fired multiple rounds at the victim striking him. The suspect then ran away west on Superior Street.”
The suspect was described only as a man in his 20s. A motive for the crime was not known, police said.
Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the LAPD Valley Bureau homicide office at 818-374-1925; 877-LAPD-247; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.