Detectives Suspect Road Rage In El Monte Car-To-Car Killing
EL MONTE (CBSLA.com/AP) — Los Angeles County authorities are searching for suspects in a fatal car-to-car shooting over the weekend that investigators believe stemmed from road rage.
Deputy Lisa Jansen says the victim, a passenger in a truck, was involved in an argument with occupants of another vehicle at Cogswell Road and Klingerman Street in El Monte Saturday at about 7 p.m.
Someone in the suspect vehicle opened fire, striking the man in the chest.
Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said Monday that 23-year-old Victor Garcia died at a hospital. Winter didn't know Garcia's home town.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
The suspect's vehicle, occupied by at least two men, was described as a dark SUV, possibly a Dodge.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call sheriff's homicide detectives at (323)890-5500.
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