The Region - News from June 9, 1986

A man chasing two gunmen who tried to rob his friend was shot and killed. Carlos Rodriguez, 26, was inside a house on 4th Street off Western Avenue when he heard a woman screaming for help, looked outside and saw two men trying to rob his friend, Jose Ortiz, 30, and a woman. Rodriguez and Ortiz dashed down an alley after the two, who stopped, turned and fired. Rodriguez was mortally wounded, and Ortiz was hospitalized in stable condition with a leg wound. Nothing was taken in the robbery attempt. Wilshire police were searching for two Latino men between 25 and 30, 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, driving a dark blue 1978 two-door Datsun 200 SX, with light blue or white racing stripes along the sides.