LOS ANGELES – A man was shot to death in South Los Angeles Sunday, near the site of a vehicle crash that might have been related to the shooting, authorities said.
Police received several calls just before 3 a.m. Sunday reporting gunshots heard in the 5200 block of South Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers found a man in his 30s suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he died, police said.
A traffic crash also occurred at the shooting location, where two people self-transported to a hospital, police added. Detectives were at the scene attempting to determine if the incidents were related.
Anyone with information about the shooting or the traffic crash was urged to call the LAPD’s 77th Street station at 323-786-5077, or during non-business hours or on weekends, at 877-527-3247.
Those wishing to remain anonymous may call LA Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-8477 or go directly to lacrimestoppers.org.
