Urbano Ruiz, 37

Urbano Ruiz, a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Sunday, April 29, in the 2400 block of West 18th Street in Arlington Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

The street where Ruiz was shot, from which one of the city’s most notorious gangs took its name many years ago, is largely quiet, said neighbors, who awoke to the gunshots about 2:30 a.m.

“I’ve been here six years and there's been no problems,” said Juan Carlos Echeverria, a Salvadoran immigrant who recycles cans and bottles. “I come and go late at night with no trouble.”

Echeverria said he awoke to the gunshots in his apartment on Gramercy Place and ran around the corner to find the Ruiz lying on the sidewalk in front of an apartment building, bleeding from numerous chest wounds. “He was dying, and by the time the ambulance arrived, he was dead,” Echeverria said.

Morgan said the shooting appeared to be the work of one man, who was seen running west on 18th Street.

Sunday morning, members of the Templo de Poder Christian Church, 50 yards from the crime scene, prepared for their 8 a.m. service as church officials and detectives viewed where the gunshots -- four in all -- pierced the building’s walls . No one at the church was hurt.

Anyone with details about the killing is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department at (877) 527-3247. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

— Sam Quinones