To the more than 300 people gathered at the corner of Mountain East Evergreen avenues in Monrovia, the man who died after he ran onto the 210 Freeway in Monrovia and was hit by an SUV now has a name.

During the raid, a man ran from the Home Depot, crossed Evergreen Avenue and entered the eastbound lanes of the freeway, the statement said. At 9:52 a.m., Monrovia Fire & Rescue responded to a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle.

The man ran from the scene, crossed Evergreen Avenue and entered the eastbound 210 Freeway, said Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik. CHP officers said they received a report just before 10 a.m. that someone had been hit by a SUV on the freeway near Myrtle Avenue.