Tarzana Man Identified in Mysterious Encino Shooting

The coroner's office today identified a 26-year-old man who was fatally shot, dying near a vehicle that had crashed into a carport wall at a Tarzana apartment complex.

The shooting victim was identified as Tarzana resident Miles Rose, according to Lt. Dave Smith of the coroner's office.

Police were called to the 18600 block of Hatteras Street at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday, said LAPD spokesman Officer Tony Im.

Rose approached a witness, then collapsed and died, he said. Investigators were not immediately certain where he was shot.

"Based on witnesses' statements, our victim had staggered from this car -- we're not sure if he had been in the car or not -- and that two other people were seen running from the car after it collided with this wall," LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said at the scene.

The two people who ran from the area were a man and woman, and the vehicle was recently reported stolen, according to broadcast reports.

Anyone with any information regarding the shooting death was asked to call the LAPD's West Valley station at (818) 374-7611.

City News Service