Police say a man was killed Sunday night after an argument with another man turned into a gun battle near a food truck in East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called out to the 5500 block of Whittier Boulevard at about 9:50 p.m. Sunday. At the scene, the deputies found a man lying unresponsive in the street.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.
Investigators say the man had "exchanged words on the sidewalk" with the suspect near a food truck, when both of them started shooting at each other. The man ran from the scene for a short distance before collapsing, while the suspect jumped into a nearby dark-colored pickup truck and was last seen speeding away westbound on Whittier Boulevard.
Both the suspect and the murder weapon are outstanding, and investigators have not released a description of him.
It's unclear if the two men knew each other prior to the shooting, which is being investigated as gang-related.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
