Crime & Safety

Man Shot, Killed In North Hollywood: LAPD

Police are seeking public help locating a suspect who killed a 25-year-old man in North Hollywood Saturday.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — Authorities are seeking public help regarding a North Hollywood shooting.

The shooting was reported 3:30 a.m Saturday in the 6200 block of Whitsett Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers found Ramiro Apitaga, 25, of Pacoima, in the driver’s seat of a car suffering from a gunshot wound. Apitaga died on the scene, the LAPD said.

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No arrests have been reported, and no suspect information is available. Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the LAPD Valley Bureau homicide office at 818-374-9550; 877-LAPD-24-7; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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