Eduardo Duran Gonzalez, 41

Dec. 5, 2011, 1 p.m.

Eduardo Gonzalez, a 41-year-old Latino male, was fatally shot Saturday, Dec. 3, near Euclid Avenue and Inez Street in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers responded to a shooting call about 4:20 p.m. and discovered Gonzalez sitting in a car with several gunshot wounds.

Paramedics were called and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators did not provide any additional information about the shooting.

[Updated, Dec. 12: Further investigation has revealed that the homicide appears to be gang-related, according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department. Gonzalez was driving a GMC pickup truck -- a friend’s vehicle -- near his home when he was shot multiple times. The assailant has not been identified.]

Anyone with details about the killing or the identity of the shooter is asked to contact Hollenbeck homicide Dets. Ramirez or Alfaro at (323) 342-8969. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Los Angeles Times

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Eduardo Duran Gonzalez, 41

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