A man who was fatally shot in East Los Angeles was identified Thursday.

Edgar Acosta was 27 years old, and his city of residence was not known, according to the coroner’s office.

The shooting was reported at 11:06 p.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of Via Corona Street, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Arriving deputies found the man now identified as Acosta lying in an alley with an apparent gunshot wound, officials said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff’s officials said.

There was no immediate information on a suspect or motive.

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