Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators are assisting the El Monte Police Department with a shooting death investigation. On Friday, March 6, 2020, at approximately 7:30 am, El Monte Police Department received a call of a gunshot victim in a vehicle on the 11000 block of Lower Azusa Road, in the city of El Monte.
The victim was found in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigators believe the shooting occurred during the early morning hours on March 6, 2020.
The investigation is on-going.
There is no additional information available at this time.
Forwarded by:
Sergeant Gabriel Akchyan
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Original Press Release as follows:
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DATE: Friday, March 6, 2020
TIME: 7:30 AM
LOCATION: 11000 block of Lower Azusa Road, El Monte
VICTIM: Male Hispanic Adult
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Hoglund
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to 11000 block of Lower Azuza Road, El Monte, regarding the shooting death of a male Hispanic adult. The incident occurred on Friday, March 6, 2020, at approximately 7:29 a.m.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no suspect information.
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 prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Written by:
Sergeant Gabriel Akchyan
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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