Local News in Brief : Police Stop Van, Find Fatally Shot Passenger

Police are investigating the shooting death of a man found slumped in the passenger seat of a van that they stopped while responding to a report that shots had been fired in a Pacoima neighborhood.

Police stopped the van about 4:45 a.m. Friday near Vaughn Street and Dronfield Avenue. The victim, who was not identified, was rushed to Holy Cross Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, said Los Angeles Police Lt. Rick Diolano.

The driver of the van told police that he discovered the wounded man sitting in the vehicle with the motor running, so he got behind the wheel to take the victim to a hospital.

The driver, who police would not identify, was taken into custody for questioning. “He might be a good Samaritan,” Diolano said. “We’re just not positive.”