A Pacoima man died of gunshot wounds from a confrontation that began as a fistfight near a bar in North Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Carlos Martinez, 18, was struggling with two men when one pulled out a gun and began firing. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fistfight that escalated,\u201d said Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department. <\/p>\n
More than one bullet struck Martinez. A companion took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Rayner said.<\/p>\n
Details about what happened were sketchy, but Rayner said Martinez had just left a bar about 1:15 a.m. Sunday in the 11700 block of Vanowen Street. <\/p>\n
A sharp exchange between Martinez and the two men preceded the violence, witnesses told the police. <\/p>\n
The suspects, believed to be 17\u00a0 to 23 years old, left the scene.
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<\/br>Police have asked anyone with information to contact Det. Steve Castro at (818) 623-4045 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.<\/p>\n
— Howard Blume<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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