Police and aggrieved family members will gather in South Los Angeles Thursday to announce a $50,000 reward for information that could help identify a hit-and-run driver who ran down a 65-year-old Chicagoan who was in town for a Dodgers-Cubs series.
A silver four-door sedan was traveling north on Figueroa Street near 75th Street in South L.A. at about 3:10 a.m. Monday when it hit Jose Melesio, 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.
Police released a photo of the vehicle at x.com/LAPDPIO/status/2049978997807956419/photo/1 and planned to hold a news conference on Thursday where department commanders and Melesio’s family members will appeal to the public for information in the case.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the department’s South Traffic Division at 323-421-2500 to speak with Officer Antonio Hurd or Detective Ryan Moreno. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at lacrimestoppers.org, or 800-222-TIPS (8477).