(L.A.) Mario Torres / Sanchez, 35, Died From LAPD Shooting

Case Number: 2025-04762

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Mario Torres.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Head

RIP MARIO TORRES (May 22, 1989 – March 14, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 10:47 p.m.

* The decedent is also being referred to as “Mario Sanchez” in mainstream media. He was shot dead by LAPD who mistook his cellphone for a gun.

One of those who shot at him seems to be the notorious Romanian pig Ștefan Căruțașu, who appears to have been also responsible for killing Wilver Blanco in May 2024.

“They shot him in the head,” said Mirca Sanchez, the victim’s sister. “They shot him all over his body — more than 30 times. This is not fair. We need the police to pay for what they did. I want them prosecuted.”

Description from Youtube video:

A man was fatally shot by LAPD in the Broadway-Manchester area Friday night.

Officers from the department’s Southeast Division had conducted a traffic stop on Imperial Highway, east of Broadway, at 10:30 p.m. The driver of the vehicle exited and an officer opened fire.

It is unclear what specifically led to the shooting.

The victim was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.