Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to identify whoever shot a 71-year-old man to death in East Los Angeles.
Luis Sandoval was injured at 5 a.m. on Feb. 25 in what investigators described as “a shootout between rival tagging crews” near the intersection of East Olympic Boulevard and South Hicks Avenue, near the Santa Ana (5) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Neither Sandoval’s whereabouts at the time of the shootout nor the manner in which he was shot were explained.
Sandoval was taken to a hospital, where he died of his wounds on Monday.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Sandoval’s death. Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact LASD Detective Joseph Purcell at 323-890-5500.
Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.