A 26-year-old man who was fatally shot in Diamond Bar was identified Tuesday.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the shooting victim as Nicholas Moody of Apple Valley.
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 a man inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound.
Although details leading up to the shooting remain limited, CHP officials said they believe Moody got into an argument with the suspect, possibly motivating the shooting.
Moody drove from 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.
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.
Fox 11 reported, citing information from authorities, that the suspect drove away from the shooting scene in a white SUV.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the CHP Southern Division at 323-259-3200.