A 24-year-old man who was found dead in the Vermont-Slauson area of South Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Tuesday.
Gerardo Medina Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel on March 19. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office, Garcia’s death was ruled a homicide and his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
Los Angeles Police Department officers from the 77th Division were called at 8:50 p.m. on March 19 to 5858 S. Hoover St. between Slauson Avenue and 59th Street where they found the victim in the street, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service.
There was no suspect information.