DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
TIME: 11:40 A.M.
LOCATION: Atlantic Avenue & Sportsman Drive, Compton
VICTIM: Male Adult
SUSPECT(S): Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lt. Alfred
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are responding to the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Sportsman Drive, Compton, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male adult.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional 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 wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), using your smartphone by downloading the “P3 MOBILE APP” on Google play or the App Store, or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Authored by:
Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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