Police Thursday were searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 65-year-old pedestrian in the South Los Angeles area.
A silver four-door sedan was traveling north on Figueroa Street near 75th Street at about 3:10 a.m. Monday when it collided with the victim, who was walking on Figueroa, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The driver did not stop, police said.
Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. He was later identified as Jose Melesio of Chicago, according to the LAPD.
Police released a photo of the vehicle at x.com/LAPDPIO/status/2049978997807956419/photo/1. Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the department’s South Traffic Division at 213-321-9681. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at lacrimestoppers.org, or 800-222-TIPS (8477).