Crime & Safety

Gang-Related Valley Shooting Victim Identified

The 20-year-old Pacoima man was hospitalized but died 10 days later.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA -- A man who died at a hospital 10 days after he was wounded in a gang-related shooting in Reseda was identified Friday.

The crime occurred about 10:30 p.m. on April 8 in the 7300 block of Tampa Avenue, where the victim and another person got into an argument, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

"The suspect produced a handgun and shot the victim," a police statement said.

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Daniel Pacheco, 20, of Pacoima died on Tuesday afternoon, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.

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By City News Service

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