A young man who confronted taggers was shot and killed Sunday night near the Pueblo del Sol apartments in what police are describing as a possible gang related incident.
An LAPD spokesman says that shortly after 8:30 p.m. officers responded to a call of a single victim shooting near 1st and Gless Streets in Boyle Heights. Later that evening, Captain Martín Baeza of the Hollenbeck Division posted a message on Twitter about the investigation:
Detectives conducting Gang Shooting investigation 1st/Gless in #BoyleHeights #stoptheviolence
— Martin A. Baeza (@LAPD_CaptBaeza) August 22, 2016
Officer Drake Madison of LAPD Media Relations said the victim, a 26-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. In a follow-up Tweet, Baeza said the shooting suspects were two taggers writing graffiti in the area:
2 taggers writing graffiti 1st/Gless #BoyleHeights shoot @ Vict resulting in a Homicide. Anyone w info is asked to call HOBK Dets #justice
— Martin A. Baeza (@LAPD_CaptBaeza) August 22, 2016
The Eastsider is reporting that the young man was killed after confronting the taggers.
Madison said the suspects fled on foot. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hollenbeck Detective desk at (323) 342-8900.
This story was updated on Aug. 23 to add information about victim confronting the taggers.
