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Man shot by suspected gang member in El Sereno

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A 21-year-old man was fatally shot after being confronted by a suspected gang member in a neighborhood northeast of downtown, authorities said Sunday.

Raul Sanchez was walking with two other people in the 5300 block of Valley Boulevard in El Sereno about 12:20 a.m. Saturday when the shooting occurred, said Sally Madera, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman.

The gunman pulled up in a vehicle and asked Sanchez if he was in a gang, Madera said. When Sanchez said no, the man then climbed out of the car and shot the victim, who died at the scene.

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The killer then fled in the vehicle.

The gunman is described as about 5 feet 10 and weighing about 160 pounds, said Lt. Carlos Solano, of the LAPD.

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