A 30-year-old man who was discovered shot to death inside a vehicle after it crashed into a building in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles was identified Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
Officers were dispatched at 5:05 a.m. Sunday to Ninth Street and Stanford Avenue regarding a vehicle that hit a building, according to Officer Charles Miller of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
Arriving paramedics reported that the victim suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead inside the vehicle, which was described as a “possible Honda,” Miller said.
The county medical examiner identified the victim as Franze Bledsoe of Los Angeles.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the LAPD’s Central Bureau homicide unit at 213-486-8700. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.