Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Possible Gang-Related Shooting in Nearby Lincoln Heights

The victim was found not breathing on a sidewalk at 4:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of Manitou Avenue, one block south of North Broadway.

A 22-year-old man was killed Wednesday in what police believe was a gang-related shooting in Lincoln Heights.

The victim was found not breathing on a sidewalk at 4:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of Manitou Avenue, one block south of North Broadway, and declared dead at a hospital, said Officer Nuria Vanegas of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.

The suspect was described as wearing a gray sweatshirt who left on foot going west on Manitou, Vanegas said.

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