Pedro Aguilar, a 53-year-old Latino, died after being shot following an argument in Boyle Heights. The coroner’s records state the argument occurred in the front yard of a home in the 100 block of South Pecan Street on September 24, 2016, about 4:25 a.m.; the other person pulled out a gun and shot Aguilar. He was taken to a hospital and died five days later on September 29, 2016, at 9:17 a.m.

Jose Torres, a 22-year-old Latino, was arrested on October 19, 2016, on suspicion of murder. The Los Angeles County district attorney charged Torres with one count of murder and two counts of carrying an unregistered loaded handgun; he pleaded not guilty on November 17, 2016, and his case was set to continue on January 20, 2017. Hollenbeck Division homicide detectives investigated and asked anyone with information to contact authorities or Crime Stoppers.

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