A 38-year-old father of a 2-year-old was found shot and killed inside a South Gate smog check business. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Monday, July 24, 2017.
LA County Sheriffs and the South Gate Police Department are looking for the gunman responsible for the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Hugo Avila.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, which was reported at approximately 4:55 p.m on Monday.
The shooting took place on the 9200 block of California Avenue, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.
Paramedics were directed to an office at a smog check business where Avila was found dead.
He was the father of a two-year-old boy.
Anyone with information regarding this homicide is encouraged to contact the South Gate Police Department at (323)563-5400.
