Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau Detectives are continuing their investigation into the stabbing death of a male black adult that occurred on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 7:17am in the 7600 block of Whitsett Avenue, unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.
Detectives learned that deputies from the Century Station responded to the location regarding a call for service of a person down. When deputies arrived, they located the victim who was suffering from at least one stab wound in the upper torso.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no known motives or suspect information.
The investigation is ongoing and there is no other 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
Fowarded by:
Deputy James Nagao
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
**ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE BELOW**
DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2020
TIME: 07:17 A.M.
LOCATION: 7600 Block of Whitsett Avenue, Los Angeles
VICTIM: Male Adult
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Dean
NARRATIVE:
Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are responding to the 7600 Block of Whitsett Avenue, Los Angeles to investigate the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of a male adult which occurred on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at approximately 7:17 A.M.
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
Fowarded by:
Deputy Erin Liu
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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