A suspect remains at large after a shooting left one person dead and another hospitalized in Whittier.
On March 5, police responded to reports of injury on the 600 block of Greenleaf Avenue at around 10:13 p.m.
Arriving officers found a man and a woman inside a vehicle, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Investigators later determined the shooting initially took place on the 7600 block of Newlin Avenue. No suspect was found near the scene
Although the events leading up to the shooting remain under investigation, detectives believe the incident is gang-related and the involved parties were known to each other.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-567-9240 or the anonymous tip line at 562-567-9299.
