It happened at around 12:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of Durfee Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A man was killed in the city of South El Monte Wednesday afternoon while attempting to stop a shoplifter, according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

A man died Wednesday after being struck by a car following a theft at a discount store in South El Monte. The deadly collision happened at around 12 p.m. in the 2000 block of Durfee Avenue when suspected thieves intentionally backed into the victim with their getaway vehicle.