Man Shot To Death In Lancaster While Sitting In Car
LANCASTER (CBS) — A man was shot to death Saturday in Lancaster, sheriff's officials said.
The shooting in the 700 block of West Avenue H-7 occurred around 12:10 a.m., said Deputy Guillermina Saldana of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.
Detectives said the deceased was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car at the time of the shooting.
"Several men walked up to the car and one of the suspects fired several rounds into the vehicle," Saldana said in a statement. "The victim was fatally shot in the upper torso."
The victim was declared dead at a hospital. No one else was in the car at the time of the shooting.
Officials said the suspects fled the scene on foot. The motive for the shooting remained unknown.
Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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