(August 15, 2006) -- A 20 year old man was fatally shot at about 6:30 p.m. on August 14 while driving in the area of 20th St. at Atlantic Ave.

In a written release, LBPD says officers responded to a shots-fired call amd their preliminary investigation found that the driver, who was traveling eastbound on 20th St., was "approached by a male subject from an unknown location. The male subject fired several rounds into the driver side windshield striking the victim in the upper torso."

The victim was transported to a hospital but did not survive.

LBPD says it has no suspect information (for now) and Homicide Investigators are seeking the public’s help to determine the motive for this shooting.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Homicide Detectives Daniel Mendoza or Robert Gonzales at (562) 570-7244.