Teenager killed in South Whittier drive-by shooting

WHITTIER – A 19-year-old man who was killed during a gang- related, drive-by shooting in the unincorporated South Whittier area was identified by county authorities Monday.

The shooting was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 10000 block of Mills Avenue, near Mulberry Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The victim was later identified as Adrian Coreno, whose place of residence was not immediately available, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.

Coreno and two juveniles were walking northbound on Mills Avenue when an occupant in a passing vehicle fired shots at them, authorities said. The suspects fled the scene in the vehicle, which was last seen southbound on Mills.

Coreno was pronounced dead at the scene, while the two other victims were unharmed, according to sheriff's officials.

According to the medical examiner, the young man's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body.