Man Fatally Shot in Fast-Food Restaurant Drive-Through Line
A man was shot to death early Sunday morning after an argument in the drive-through at a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant.
Mario Duarte, 20, of Pacoima was killed about 1 a.m. after arguing with people in a sport utility vehicle, who were also waiting for service at the restaurant in the 300 block of Mission Boulevard, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Cruz Solis.
Duarte had jumped out of his vehicle and was on foot in the parking lot when shots were fired from a light blue or gray, late-model Ford Explorer. Duarte was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, where he was declared dead.
The assailants, a Latino male and female, fled in their vehicle.
Solis said homicide detectives were studying the fast-food restaurant’s surveillance tape in hopes of gathering more information about the killing.
“It does not appear to be gang-related,” he said.
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