Crime & Safety
Gateway Man Shot, Killed Returning From Liquor Store ID'd
The shooting occurred about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of North Santa Fe Avenue, police said.
COMPTON, CA - The coroner's office on Monday released the name of a man shot and killed near an apartment complex in Compton last week.
He was 31-year-old Antonio Lopez of Compton, said coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz. An autopsy was pending.
The shooting occurred about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of North Santa Fe Avenue, according to Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff's Information Bureau. Lopez died at a hospital, she said.
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"Detectives have learned that the victim had just crossed Santa Fe Avenue coming from the local liquor store," she said. "As he approached the apartment complex, a male ... walked up behind him and fired several rounds, striking the victim."
No description was available of the suspect. Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
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