A 19-year-year old man who was shot to death in Boyle Heights was identified by county authorities Thursday.
Officers searched the area and found the victim, who the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified as Jason Ramirez, inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, Los Angeles Police Department Officer J. Nelson said.
LAPD officers were called at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Sixth Street and Grande Vista Avenue regarding a shooting. When they arrived, the officers saw a 17-year-old boy walking away from the scene and approached him.
The suspect ran away from the officers, who saw him throw an object away, Nelson told City News Service. The suspect, whose name was withheld, was arrested.