A 26-year-old man was fatally shot Monday in Diamond Bar.
Officers were dispatched to Pathfinder Road, near the Orange (57) Freeway, around 6 a.m. Monday following reports of a shooting, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol.
Deputies from the Walnut Sheriff’s Station also arrived to assist CHP personnel and found an Apple Valley man inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound.
Although details leading up to the shooting remain limited, CHP officials said they believe the victim got into an argument with the suspect, possibly motivating the shooting.
The victim fled the scene heading westbound on Pathfinder Road but lost control of his vehicle due to his injuries and crashed into a concrete wall over the Orange Freeway.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
A passenger in the vehicle during the shooting was unharmed.
Personnel from the CHP Baldwin Park Area Special Enforcement Team and Southern Division Major Crimes Unit were continuing to investigate Monday evening, searching a home in the 2600 block of Second Street in La Verne. It was unclear if any suspects were arrested.
Fox11 reported, citing information from authorities, that the suspect drove away from the shooting scene in a white SUV.
Traffic was routed away from the area during the investigation, but all lanes have since reopened.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is urged to contact the CHP Southern Division at 323-259-3200.