(L.A.) Sareth Vong, 17, Died from a Chest Wound

Case Number: 2005-01239

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 17-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the teenager as Sareth Vong.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound Of Chest

RIP SARETH VONG (July 17, 1987 – February 11, 2005)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 10:01 p.m.

The shooting occured in Compton.

The decedent’s name appears to be Cambodian.