La Mirada~Officials continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a man in La Mirada that occurred in the early morning hours Sunday. This is a developing story and we are ascertaining further.

Witnesses on the scene told the La Mirada Blog the shooting occurred at 13409 Bona Vista Lane. The witness stated four shots rang out and as many as three cars sped away. The witness indicated to us the incident occurred around 12:05 a.m. Reportedly, the house has had past gang affiliations.

It is unclear at this time if the victim was shot outside of the home or if the shooter entered the house.

021614 13:01 UPDATE: A La Mirada Blog Facebook fan has said there was more than four shots. Also, a name was also given on the page as the victim, but we cannot confirm it at this time.

Lieutenant Smitson told the La Mirada Blog this afternoon, "Homicide is still investigating and witnesses are still being interviewed."

He elaborated as to how the event unfolded, "We received a call of shots fired at 12:40 a.m. Officers were investigating the area of Foster Road and Bona Vista when we were contacted by Whittier PD advising us of a gunshot victim at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital."

The victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Smitson said it appears the victim was privately transported to the facility and that the name of the victim has not been officially released.

Follow our Twitter feed for the latest here and check out the current video of the incident here.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.