(L.A.) Armando Lara, 32, Died in Hawthorne

Case Number: 2025-16325

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 32-year-old Latino male that occurred on a street in Hawthorne.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Armando Lara.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Chest

RIP ARMANDO LARA (1993 – October 17, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday.

The decedent was shot in the area of West 118th Street and Prairie Avenue at around 3:18 p.m.