Lynwood Man Fatally Shot Saturday ID'd

LYNWOOD, CA - A man who was fatally shot in Lynwood was identified Monday as a 25-year-old local resident.

Malcom Trotter died at a hospital about eight hours after the shooting, which occurred at 8:16 p.m. Saturday in the 3300 block of Norton Avenue, according to the coroner's office.

Trotter had been involved in a fight with two men prior to the shooting, said Deputy Mike Barraza of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

After the fight, the two men left the area in a red mid-sized sedan, Barraza said. Minutes later, they returned and shot Trotter in the upper body, and then drove off.

Deputies asked anyone with information on the case to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, (323) 890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

— City News Service, photo via Shutterstock