On the night of May 31, Metro Dispatch got a 911 call from a citizen reporting a shooting in the parking lot at Washington and Rancho.

Patrol officers were dispatched to the scene and discovered 29-year-old Seneca Hentz with a gunshot wound to his head inside a vehicle. The man was transported to UMC Trauma where he was pronounced dead early the next morning.

Homicide detectives responded to the scene. The investigation revealed the deceased had been in a verbal altercation with a group of approximately 10 black male teens and young adults just prior to the shooting. He was driving away when he was shot.

It is unknown at this time if the murder is gang related.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or the LVMPD Homicide Section at 828-3521.

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