One of two men killed in shooting at Exposition Park identified

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – One of the two men killed in a shooting at Exposition Park in Los Angeles was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

The shooting occurred around 2 p.m. Saturday in front of 1122 Browning Boulevard, near the intersection of Budlong Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and about a block from USC, Los Angeles Police Department Officer David Cuellar told City News Service.

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A 33-year-old man died at the scene of the accident and a 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, Cuellar said.

The 33-year-old victim was identified by the coroner as Sergio Rios of Los Angeles.

Both victims were sitting in a silver sedan when a man believed to be about 35 years old approached them, fired several shots at them and then fled in a white, older model Toyota four-door sedan, Cuellar said.

No arrests were announced.

NBC4 reported from the scene that police said three men were talking before the shooting and the two victims were visiting a friend.

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