LA PUENTE - A shooting between two men at a La Puente strip mall Saturday ended with one man dying after being hospitalized. Investigators revealed that the fatal victim, a 26-year-old man, and his adversary exchanged gunfire after the victim exited a store at the strip mall in the 13900 block of Amar Road April 24. While the Sheriff’s Information Bureau continues to state that the shooting took place at 6:53 p.m., Sgt. Shackleford of the Sheriff’s Industry Station stated that the first call of the shooting came in at 5:58 p.m. Dispatch information from the Los Angeles County Fire Department corroborated the earlier response time, with firefighters being dispatched at 6 p.m. “Investigators learned that the victim exited a store inside of the strip mall and was immediately assaulted by another male Hispanic. They engaged in a shoot-out and the victim was struck. He was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau in a written statement. The suspect is reportedly unknown at this time. Anyone with information on the 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. Written by AARON CASTREJON
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