Crime & Safety
Authorities Seeking Help Locating Gunman Who Killed Man in Willowbrook
Deputies said they found the victim, who has yet to be identified, on the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Homicide detectives sought the public's help Tuesday in the search for whoever carried out a fatal shooting in unincorporated Willowbrook.
Deputies from the Century Sheriff's station responded to a call at 8:23 p.m. Monday reporting a gunshot victim in the 300 block of East 129th Street, near San Pedro Street, said Deputy Crystal Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau.
Deputies found the victim, who has yet to be identified, on the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body, Hernandez said. The victim was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, she said.
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Information on a suspect was not immediately available.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the sheriff's department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Members of the public wishing to provide information anonymously may call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222- TIPS (8477) or visit the website www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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