Local News in Brief : Handyman Wanted for Questioning in Slaying
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A21-year-old Pacoima man was shot to death Thursday night in Pacoima in what police said appeared to be an argument over money.
Authorities Friday were seeking a cemetery handyman for questioning.
The dead man, Guillermo Castillo, died of a wound to the upper body after being shot with a rifle outside San Fernando Gardens housing project at 10854 Pala Ave. shortly after 8 p.m., Detective Al Ferrand said.
Los Angeles police want to question Isidro Razan Ortega, 41, a handyman at a San Fernando Valley cemetery, Ferrand said.
After the shooting, Ortega was seen leaving the scene in a car, the detective said.
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