Alejandro Villa, 14

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Alejandro Villa, a 14-year-old Latino youth, was shot in the 12700 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima about 8:30 p.m. Monday. He he was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:26 p.m.

LAPD spokeswoman Ana Aguirre said two groups of juveniles were involved in a fistfight. When the group dispersed, one of the youths pulled out a gun and began shooting randomly, hitting Villa in the back of the head. ‘It’s unknown if he was struck as he was walking away,’ Aguirre said. Villa may have staggered to the sidewalk, where officers from LAPD’s Foothill Division found him. There is no description of the suspect and no arrests have been made, Aguirre said.

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