Man arrested in shootings that left 2 dead and 3 injured

Authorities have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of killing two people and wounding three others, including his pregnant girlfriend, in two separate shootings in Gardena and Lynwood this week.

Selvin Salazar was visiting friends Tuesday in Gardena when he became upset for “unknown reasons” and started shooting the people with him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department.

Four people were struck by gunfire. One of them, a 28year-old woman identified as Delores Sanchez, was shot in the throat and killed. Another was taken to a hospital in serious condition. Two others, including the man’s pregnant 23-year-old girlfriend, were also injured.

After the shooting, authorities said, Salazar left the Gardena location in a vehicle with two people, a husband and wife. Salazar shot and killed the man, 29-yearold Francisco Montes, in the car when they reached the Martin Luther King Boulevard onramp to the 710 Freeway, authorities said.

Salazar then pulled Montes’ body out of the black Kia Soul, left him on the roadway and fled, the Sheriff’s Department said. The woman was able to escape unharmed.

Investigators tracked Salazar to the 4100 block of Century Boulevard in Inglewood, where he was arrested about 5 p.m. Wednesday. He is being held without bail.

Authorities are investigating a motive.