East Los Angeles—A 45- year-old man killed in a shooting that wounded two others in East Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Thursday.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified Hector Garcia Rojas as the victim who was fatally shot.
The shooting was reported around 5:50 p.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of San Carlos Street, at East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Garcia Rojas and the two wounded men were taken to hospitals, where Garcia Rojas died and the other two were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
Information about suspects, a vehicle or motive was not immediately available.
Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 323- 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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