Man Dies After 1 of 2 Shootings in Panorama City

Los Angeles police are investigating a possible relationship between two shootings late Wednesday within a mile of each other.

The first incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. in the 13000 block of Roscoe Boulevard. Police said 27-year-old Felix Orlando Perez of Panorama City was using a pay phone outside a bar when one or two gunmen fired several shots at him. Perez was struck multiple times and was rushed to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where he died a short time later, police said.

Twenty minutes later in the 8400 block of Cedros Avenue, a group of men parked two vehicles at a shopping center parking lot. LAPD Officer Mike Oppelt said two to four men got out of the vehicles and began firing at a group of residents congregated in front of an apartment complex.

One victim, whose age was unknown, was shot in the upper body and was taken to Holy Cross, where he remains in critical condition. A 22-year-old woman who was shot was treated and released from Mission Community Hospital in San Fernando, police said.

“We are investigating whether these shootings are connected,” Oppelt added. “Right now we are trying to talk to people who may have seen what happened.”