Bunthan Roeung, 26

Died March 1, 2008 at 2:29 a.m.

Bunthan Roeung, 26, an Asian man, was shot at 11100 W. Hesby St. about 1:50 a.m. Saturday, March 1. According to police, Roeung and his friends were driving along Hollywood Boulevard when they got into a verbal dispute with several  men in another vehicle, described as a gray or black Chevrolet Monte Carlo with red pinstripes and "F-1 motor sports" paper plates.

The men were tailgating Roeung and his friends on the northbound 101 Freeway, when a man from the vehicle fired a single gunshot at Roeung's car. Roeung, who was sitting in the rear of the car, was struck. 

His friends exited the freeway at  Lankershim Boulevard and drove onto Hesby Street, where they called 911.

Los Angeles City Fire Department personnel responded and took Roeung to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:29 a.m. 

Police have put out a sketch of a possible suspect. He was described as a black man between the ages of 25 and 29. He was last seen wearing a white baseball cap with a red bandana underneath. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives from LAPD's North Hollywood Division at (818) 623-4075. 

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