Bicyclist fatally shot near Mar Vista
Police said the male victim was in his early 20s and died at an area hospital.
A man in his early 20s was shot and killed this morning near Mar Vista, police said.
The man was riding a bicycle in the 4400 block of Slauson Avenue at 12:45 a.m. when one or more assailants in a dark-colored Ford SUV drove up and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Officer Sara Faden.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he later died, Faden said.
Police did not release the victim's name or descriptions of the assailants this morning.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact investigators at (310) 482-6334..
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