A 28-year-old man who was shot to death by another man while at a restaurant on the border of Gardena and Los Angeles was identified Friday.
The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Saturday at a restaurant in the 18100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
The victim was seated at the restaurant when the suspect, a man about 35 to 40 years old, who was also at the restaurant walked up and fired a shot into the man.
The suspect fled in an unknown vehicle and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as Osmin Herrera Lemus.
Police could not corroborate claims that the restaurant also housed an illegal casino.
Anyone with any information regarding the shooting was urged to call the LAPD’s Harbor Community Police Station at 310-726-7700 or during non-business hours and weekends at 877-527-3247. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.