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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives responded to West 91^st Street and South Vermont Avenue, unincorporated Los Angeles, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male Hispanic adult on Friday, May 6, 2016 at approximately 3:20 p.m.

When homicide detectives arrived, they learned that South Los Angeles Station deputies responded to the location for a “Gunshot victim” call. When they arrived, they found the victim lying on the southwest corner of the intersection suffering from gunshot wounds.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told deputies that the victim was walking to the corner of 91^st Street and Vermont Avenue. When he reached the corner, a male Black adult shot him and left the location in an unknown direction.

There is no further description of the suspect.

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.

Forwarded by:

Deputy Trina Schrader

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Hall of Justice - First floor 

211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-229-1700

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*Correction* the Victim is a Male Adult and Suspect is unknown at this    time.

DATE:                 Friday, May 6, 2016

TIME:                   3:20 p.m.

LOCATION:        West 91^st Street and South Vermont Avenue,

                             Unincorporated Los Angeles

VICTIM:              Male Adult

UNIT:                   Homicide Bureau, Lieutenant Hernandez

Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives are responding to West 91^st Street and South Vermont Avenue, Unincorporated Los Angeles, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no further information 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:

Lisa Jansen, Deputy

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department 

Hall of Justice - First floor  

211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-229-1700

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