Killer Escapes in Victim’s Pickup Truck
A 50-year-old man was shot to death by a robber who stole his pickup truck Monday in Granada Hills, Los Angeles police said.
The victim was shot in the upper torso at 5 p.m. in front of an auto parts store in the 10200 block of Woodley Avenue and died at Granada Hills Hospital, said Detective Wayne Newton.
The victim’s name was not released because relatives had not been notified.
Police said the killer approached the victim as he came toward his late-model brown pickup truck and there was a struggle.
After the shooting, the attacker took the victim’s vehicle and drove south on Woodley Avenue, Newton said.
Police said the gunman was a male Latino, about 25, 6 feet tall, of medium build with straight black hair, and was dressed in a brown short-sleeve shirt and dark blue work pants.
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