Man slain in Wilmington by suspect with rifle
A 42-year-old man was shot to death Saturday morning outside a Wilmington apartment complex by a male suspect with a rifle who fled in a dark-colored SUV, Los Angeles police Sgt. Jerry Davila said Sunday.
The victim was struck by gunshots in the face and torso at 8 a.m. and died a short while later at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Davila said. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office had not released the victim’s identity Sunday afternoon.
Davila said police did not know a motive for the shooting, which occurred in the 1600 block of North Wilmington Boulevard, or if the two men knew each other.
“We could not determine if he was on foot or in the vehicle at the time,” he said of the gunman.
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