Man killed, officer wounded in Boyle Heights shooting

Police sealed off the shooting scene near East 7th and South Lorena streets in Boyle Heights.

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

May 14, 2016 2:36 AM PT

A man was killed and a police officer was wounded in a shooting in Boyle Heights.

A police cruiser blocks traffic at the scene of the shooting near East 7th and South Lorena streets in Boyle Heights.

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado answers questions from reporters at the shooting scene in Boyle Heights.

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Officers confer at the scene of a shooting near East 7th and South Lorena streets in Boyle Heights.

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)