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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing to assist El Monte Police Department personnel investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man at Cogswell Road and Ferris Road, El Monte.

Following the initial investigation, detectives discovered the victim, 34-year-old, Rodolfo Avina, was reported missing on November 24, 2015, out of the Los Angeles Police Department Hollenbeck Division, by his girlfriend.  The vehicle in which his body was discovered was registered to him. 

It is unknown where he was killed or how long the vehicle had been parked at the location.

There is no suspect(s) information and the motive is unknown.

The exact cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner Coroner.

There is no further information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.  

Written by:

Deputy Guillermina Saldaña

Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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*******1st Update*******

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are continuing to assist El Monte Police Department with their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man that was discovered at 1:58 pm, on Cogswell Road and Ferris Road in the city of El Monte.

Detectives have learned that El Monte police officers received a call of “a man down in his vehicle.”  Officers arrived and saw a male unresponsive in the back seat of a vehicle, parked along the curb of the location. 

Paramedics responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The male adult victim appears to have suffered trauma to the upper torso.  The exact cause of death will be determined at a later date by an autopsy.

There is no additional information available at this time and the investigation is on-going.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by:

Ryan Rouzan, Deputy

Original Press Release as Follows:

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DATE:   Friday, December 04, 2015

TIME: 2:00 PM

LOCATION:   Cogswell Road and Ferris Road, El Monte

VICTIM: Male Adult

SUSPECT:   Unknown

UNIT:   Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Jauch

NARRATIVE:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are en route to Cogswell Road and Ferris Road, El Monte, to assist El Monte Police Department investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a male adult.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.         

There is no additional information available at this time and the investigation is on-going.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by:

Ryan Rouzan, Deputy

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department 

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