Sheriff's Lancaster Station
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Lancaster Station. Courtesy LASD

Authorities Monday identified a man who was fatally shot in Lancaster.

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station responded at 7:58 p.m. Friday to the 700 block of West Kettering Street regarding multiple calls about gunshots in the area, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Upon their arrival, deputies found the victim near a parking lot, unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds.

Jesus Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez, 20, of Lancaster, died at a hospital, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or sent to lacrimestoppers.org.

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