Alejandro Diaz, 56

Died April 28, 2008 at 6:33 p.m.

Alejandro Diaz, 56, a Latino man, was fatally shot at 111 E. Compton Blvd. in Compton about 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28. He was taken to County USC-Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

The shooting occurred at a bus stop near the Compton Metro Blue Line station. There were about 30 people at the bus stop, said Det. Abe Brown of the sheriff's homicide bureau. Brown said the gunman pulled out a handgun and began shooting at a young black man wearing blue "pajama-type" pants, Brown said. Diaz was fatally hit in the back, according to a coroner report.

Diaz was a mechanic on his way home from work, Brown said.

The black man was shot in the stomach. Another man was shot in the leg. Both men were taken to hospitals, and their wounds were not considered life-threatening, according to Brown. 

Brown described the gunman as a black man in his early 20s with shoulder-length braids who was about 5-foot-10.

Anyone with information is asked to call Brown at (323) 890-5500.