Tomas Saquic, 22

Tomas Saquic, a 22-year-old Latino, died Friday, March 2, three days after he was shot in the 700 block of South Alvarado Street in Westlake, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

[Editor's note: An earlier version of this post, based on information from the coroner's office, identified the victim as an unknown Latino.]

Detectives believe that Saquic was caught in the middle of an argument between local gang members that escalated into a shooting, the LAPD said.

Saquic died Friday at a hospital, where he had been in critical condition after being shot once in the head Feb. 28.

He was found lying on a sidewalk near MacArthur Park, the LAPD said. He was a resident of Los Angeles.

At least 128 slayings have been reported within two miles of the shooting scene, according to The Times Homicide Report database.

Anyone with information on Saquic's slaying is asked to call Rampart homicide Det. Michael Arteaga at (213) 484-3650. Anonymous tips can be left at (800) 222-8477.

-- Robert J. Lopez