Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - The man found shot on a sidewalk Wednesday died from his injuries, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

Deputies found the victim, only described as a 45-year-old Hispanic man, laying on the sidewalk and suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso in the 100 block of North Azusa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Deputies were called at 5 p.m. November 24. They were originally responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and a man armed with a handgun.

During the investigation, a bullet was located near Azusa Avenue and Glenloch Avenue north of where the shooting took place. A discarded hooded sweatshirt was also located, but it is unclear if it is tied to the shooting.

A suspect remains at-large.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

INDUSTRY - Deputies are preparing to search by foot for a gunman who shot at least one person near the Industry Hills Recreation Center.

A helicopter is first searching by air to pick up any possible heat source left by the gunman who was apparently last seen fleeing through the wooded area west of Azusa Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic.

First responders arrived to Azusa Avenue and Gemini Street around 5:01 p.m.

A suspect description is not publicly known, nor is the motive.

The victim’s condition is not immediately known.