Authorities ID man shot to death in Lancaster

LANCASTER –  Authorities have identified the man who was fatally shot in Lancaster Friday night.

He was 20-year-old Jesus Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

The incident was reported around 7:58 p.m. Friday, April 14, on the 700 block of West Kettering Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station responded to the area regarding multiple calls about gunshots in the area, and upon their arrival, deputies found Lopez near a parking lot, unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds.

Lopez died at a hospital, according to the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or sent to lacrimestoppers.org.

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