Crime & Safety
Man Shot, Killed In South Bay
A man was shot and killed on the border of Hawthorne late Wednesday night, police authorities said.
HAWTHORNE, CA — A 25- to 30-year-old man was shot and killed in Hawthorne bordering the unincorporated area of Lennox, authorities said Thursday.
Officers from the Hawthorne Police Department responded at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 11500 block of Acacia Avenue near Hawthorne Boulevard regarding a report of gunshots, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau said.
After they arrived at the scene officers learned the victim had taken himself to a hospital with gunshot wounds to the upper torso.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said.
Sheriff's homicide detectives are assisting the Hawthorne Police Department with the investigation of the shooting.
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Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff's Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8447 or sent to lacrimestoppers.org.
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