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Suspect sought in East LA fatal shooting

A man was shot to death in East Los Angeles Sunday night, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 11:06 p.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of Via Corona Street, according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.

Arriving deputies found a man lying in an alley with an apparent gunshot wound, officials said.

The victim, identified as 27-year-old Edgar Acosta, was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff's officials said.

Suspect information and motive were not available.

Homicide detectives were conducting a crime scene investigation, officials said.

Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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