Johnny Michael Lahti, a 51-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Thursday, February 14, in the 3700 block of Slauson Avenue in Maywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Deputies responding to a report of shots fired in the area found Lahti on a bus bench about 8:20 p.m. with a gunshot wound. He was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
-- Hailey Branson-Potts