Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division are asking for the public’s help with information about a pair of shootings that left one victim dead.

On Nov. 7 around 1:50 a.m., police received a call about a shooting in the 400 block of North Westlake Avenue, and discovered a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim stated that he was standing on the sidewalk when a car drove by and he heard several gunshots, and then felt pain in his leg.

The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was treated.

At around 1:53 a.m., a call came in about another shooting at the intersection of Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found an abandoned tan colored Mercury van at the southeast corner of the intersection.

A few minutes later around 1:59 a.m., a third call was received about a shooting victim who was at a medical facility in the 1700 block of West Temple Street.  When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered that a male victim with a gunshot wound had been taken to the facility by two unidentified citizens. Los Angeles City Fire department rescue personnel responded and pronounced the victim dead.

The detective’s investigation revealed that the driver of the Mercury van had been in the 400 block of Westlake Avenue when he was involved in an exchange of gunfire with the victim standing on the sidewalk.

The driver apparently was also wounded by the gunfire, drove away from the scene and collided with a vehicle on Burlington Avenue and Temple Street. The driver continued eastbound to Glendale Boulevard, and stopped at Park Avenue.

The man then abandoned the van, left the location and was found nearby by two unidentified citizens who drove him to the medical facility. Detectives believe the incident is gang related.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detectives Cortina or Pere at (213)484-3634.