(L.A.) Javier Hernandez, 29, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-05891

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Javier Hernandez.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Arm

RIP JAVIER HERNANDEZ (March 30, 1994 – May 21, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 11:30 p.m.

<< News Story >>

A man was shot in Gardena at around 10:53 p.m. Sunday in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue.

The victim was driving a white Toyota Corolla northbound on Chadron Avenue when he passed a group of four to five people standing on the west side of the street and they started shooting at him.

He sped off and crashed into multiple parked vehicles near the 14700 block of Chadron Avenue. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.

Paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.