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Motorist Is Slain by Gunman on Sidewalk

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A man driving through a Boyle Heights neighborhood was shot and killed early Saturday during a gang-related shooting, police said.

Witnesses told police that the driver, described as being in his early 20s, and a male passenger were riding in the 3000 block of Fairmont Street about 2 a.m. Saturday when a gunman on the sidewalk opened fire, fatally wounding the driver, said Los Angeles police Lt. Gordon Wade.

The car then crashed into a fence, Wade said. The passenger in the car suffered minor injuries in the crash, he said.

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Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at (213) 485-2942 or (877)LAW-FULL.

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