Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot In Norwalk Walking Door To Door Looking To Paint Addresses On Curb

The man was struck several times in the upper body and died at the scene, police said.

NORWALK, CA -- A search intensified Wednesday for the killer of a 50-year- old man gunned down in Norwalk while going door to door collecting donations for a children's charity.

The shooting was reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 14400 block of Dinard Avenue, near Rosecrans Avenue, said Sgt. Aura Sierra of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

The victim was struck several times in the upper body and died at the scene, Schrader said.

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Matthew Glover was going door to door seeking donations for Care for the Children after members of the charity had painted addresses on curbs in the neighborhood several weeks ago, ABC7 reported.

The group's director told the station that he thinks Glover, who had recently moved back to Los Angeles from Arizona, was caught in a cross-fire.

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