Hector Barajas Jr., of Covina, was killed in a walk-up shooting

Hector Barajas Jr., of Covina, was killed in a walk-up shooting just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 16000 block of East Ballentine Place in an unincorporated county area near Covina, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Barajas was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is assisting detectives at the San Dimas sheriff’s station in the case.
Authorities believe the shooting may have been gang-related.

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