Do You Know This Man Wanted in Street Racing Hit and Run Deaths?

Police are looking for the street racer who killed two pedestrians and seriously injured a third in Chatsworth Thursday before fleeing the scene.

One of the victims, 26-year-old Eric Siguenza, died at the scene, and another died at a hospital, police said. A third was hospitalized with serious injuries.

The crash occurred around 2:05 a.m. in the 21400 block of Plummer Street, near Canoga Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Two cars, one of them a Ford Mustang modified for illegal street racing, were racing when the Mustang crashed into the victims, who were among around 60 people watching cars race, said Detective Bill Bustos at an afternoon news conference at the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division.

The vehicles were racing westbound on Plummer Street from Canoga Avenue, when the Mustang crashed, Bustos said.

The Mustang driver, identified as 21-year-old Henry Michael Gevorgyan, left the scene, abandoning the vehicle, and was being sought, Bustos said. Gevorgyan’s photo was displayed at this afternoon’s news conference.

Police will seek murder charges in the case, LAPD Capt. John McMahon said.

The name of the other deceased victim was being withheld pending family notifications, Bustos said.

The injured victim who survived was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.

Video broadcast by ABC7 showed the Mustang racing another car before it veered to the right and crashed.

Anyone with information about Gevorgyan’s whereabouts or the crash in general was urged to contact the Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8000. Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

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