Crime & Safety
Early Tuesday Shooting Under Investigation In East Hollywood
Police said a 40-year-old man was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles police are investigating an early Tuesday homicide in the 800 block of North Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood.
In a release, police said the homicide happened around 5:20 a.m. Tuesday. Officers were sent to the location after a Shots Fired call came across the radio.
Police said the victim, a 40-year-old Hispanic man, was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Police had not released the victim's name as of writing.
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Police said they do not know if the shooting was gang related. No other information was immediately available.
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call LAPD at 877-527-3247 or LA Regional Crime Stoppers at -800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Anonymous tips can also be made online at www.lacrimestoppers.org or www.lapdonline.org, or through the “P3 Tips” mobile app.
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