Man Fatally Shot at Gas Station

North Hollywood (myFOXla.com) - Two men were arrested early today on suspicion of murder following the slaying of a gang rival in a shootout outside a North Hollywood gas station convenience store, police said.

Nestor Otero, 24, and Bryan Torres, 19, were arrested shortly after midnight in connection with the shooting, which occurred around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday outside an AM/PM store in the 6700 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard near Vanowen Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Each was booked at the Van Nuys Jail and held in lieu of $1 million, authorities said.

When officers arrived at the scene they found several bullet casings on the ground, according to Lt. Bryan Lium of the LAPD's North Hollywood Station.

A short time later, police were told that a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso had arrived at Valley Presbyterian Hospital, he said.

Sergio Ramirez, 19, of North Hollywood was pronounced dead at the hospital, Lium said. Detectives determined that Ramirez was wounded in the shooting at the ARCO station, which involved two rival gangs, said Officer Bruce Borihanh of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.

At about 2:30 a.m. today, police towed away from the hospital's parking lot a car that had apparently been involved in the violence, an On Scene Video camera crew reported.

A man who said he witnessed the violence told On Scene that a scuffle had broken out between two groups at the gas station. During the melee, guns were drawn and shots were fired.

Police urged anyone else with information on the slaying to call detectives at the LAPD's North Hollywood Station at (818) 623-4045.