A man who had been shot later crashed head-on into another vehicle early Wednesday morning at a Florence intersection.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the driver lost consciousness due to the shooting before the 2:30 a.m. crash at Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard in the South Los Angeles neighborhood.
Details about the shooting, which likely occurred just a few blocks away, were not immediately available.
The driver slammed into another vehicle, which was at a stoplight, and died at the scene. The other driver was not injured.
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Details about the deceased individual's identity were not immediately available.