SOUTH GATE, Calif. – A young man who was shot and killed in South Gate was identified Wednesday.
Deputies responded at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday to the 3000 block of Firestone Boulevard, between State Street and Long Beach Boulevard, where they found the victim, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Javier Alvarez, 18, of South Gate died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. No suspect information was released.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
