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Johnny Ray Thomas, 34

Johnny Thomas, a 34-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Feb. 25, in the 9300 block of South Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police believe Thomas' assailant opened fire from a gray Yukon sport utility vehicle that had been seen in the area, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Norma Eisenman said. Shortly after the shooting, a vehicle matching that description crashed nearby. When police searched it, no one was inside and it appeared to have been abandoned, Eisenman said.

Thomas was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m. Police were searching for the suspect near West 104th Street and South Broadway.

-- My-Thuan Tran

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