2 Intruders Shoot Man to Death in His Home

Authorities were searching for two gunmen who entered the home of a Paramount family and kept three children captive while shooting their father one time in the neck at close range.

Martin Lizarraga, 39, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Although no motive has been established, the victim did not appear to be a random target, said sheriff’s detectives and residents in the 15900 block of Georgia Avenue where the shooting took place Tuesday night.

A few minutes before the shooting, the assailants knocked on a neighbor’s door, inquiring about Lizarraga by his nickname, “Kaliman,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be named.

The assailants were admitted into Lizarraga’s home after telling the victim’s 15-year-old son that they were friends. After forcing the son and two smaller children to lie face down on the floor, one of the gunmen found the father, fired once and fled with his partner, Deputy Gabe Ramirez said.