{"id":76942,"date":"2017-06-05T10:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T17:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=76942"},"modified":"2017-06-08T17:53:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T00:53:29","slug":"man-killed-in-palmdale-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/06\/05\/man-killed-in-palmdale-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in Palmdale shooting [updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The victim was driven to Julian Lane where is died at the scene, authorities said. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – A known gang member was shot and killed in Palmdale Sunday evening after he became involved in an argument with suspects in another vehicle, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. Sunday, June 4, on the 5500 block of Laurel Avenue, according to a news release from the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDeputies learned that individuals from two separate vehicles began arguing while stopped on the roadway,\u201d the news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cThe victim exited his vehicle and one of the individuals from the suspect\u2019s vehicle began shooting at him. The victim re-entered his vehicle and he was driven westbound to Julian Lane,\u201d the news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

The man suffered at least one gunshot wound to his torso and was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff\u2019s officials said. <\/span><\/p>\n

His name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification, but he was a Hispanic male in his 20s from Palmdale, coroner\u2019s officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects fled in a light colored sedan westbound from Julian Lane and out of view. The victim is a known gang member. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Armando Reyes [Image via gofundme.com]<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Armando Reyes of Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: Loved ones have created an online fundraiser to help cover the cost of Reyes’ burial. To donate to this cause, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/help-lay-andre-to-rest.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE – A known gang member was shot and killed in Palmdale Sunday evening after he became involved in an argument with suspects in another vehicle, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. Sunday, June 4, on the 5500 block of Laurel Avenue, according to a news release from the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau. \u201cDeputies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}