Andres Delamadrid, 37

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Andres Delamadrid, 37, a Latino man, was shot in the chest while driving his taxicab in at 3453 Gleason Ave. in Boyle Heights about 8:15 p.m. Friday, April 18. According to police, Delamadrid’s cab crashed into a parked vehicle after shots were fired. Officers from LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division later found Delamadrid inside his taxi. He was taken by ambulance to County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m. Police said Delamadrid was on his way to pick up a passenger in the 200 block of North Chicago Street. It was unknown whether Delamadrid may have been shot during a robbery attempt, authorities said.