A man died after he was shot Saturday while driving in a business area of Compton and continued to drive until he crashed head-on into another vehicle.
The shooting was reported at 12:58 p.m. near the 1400 block of North Long Beach Boulevard, north of Rosecrans Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The preliminary investigation revealed the man was shot in the upper body while driving at the intersection of Bullis Road and Rosecrans Avenue and continued a short distance until crashing head-on into another vehicle on Long Beach Boulevard, sheriff’s officials said. He was the only occupant of the vehicle.
The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and was taken by paramedics to a hospital for treatment, officials said.
There was no suspect information immediately available.
Homicide detectives were summoned to conduct a crime scene investigation.
Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 323- 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.