2 Men Found With Gunshot Wounds Die

Two men were fatally shot in the Watts area late Saturday night and early Sunday. Authorities did not know if the shootings were related.

Deputies responded to a call about midnight Saturday of shots fired near 110th and South Alameda streets in unincorporated Los Angeles County. When deputies arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound lying in the street. Lt. Fred Corral of the county coroner’s office said the 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene at 11 p.m. Corral said the man, who was not identified, died of a gunshot wound to the upper torso.

About 4 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles police were called to the Nickerson Gardens housing project and found another man who had been shot, said Sgt. Eugene Bedolla. Investigators did not yet have a suspect. Corral said the 24-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.