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Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the apparent shooting death of a man at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center.
 
Deputies responded to the Eaton Canyon Nature Center at 6:30 this morning regarding a call of a dead body discovered off a hiking trail.

Upon arriving they discovered an unidentified white male adult unresponsive on a trail adjacent to the nature center’s parking lot. The male appeared to have sustained at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 
 
The male was discovered by hikers who alerted staff who called 911. 
 
A handgun was discovered at the scene. At this time, it is unknown if this shooting is criminal or accidental in nature. 

There is no additional information.

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 

Forwarded by:
Deputy Wally Bracks 
Sheriff's Information Bureau 
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  
211 West Temple Street,  
Los Angeles California 90012  
213-229-1700  
http://www.lasd.org    
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DATE:   Sunday, November 8, 2020      
                            
REPORTED AT:  7:00 a.m. 
                               
LOCATION:  1700 block of North Altadena Drive in Pasadena
  
VICTIM:  Male
  
SUSPECT:  Unknown   
  
UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Derrick Alfred
 
NARRATIVE:  
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are responding to a shooting death investigation. The incident was reported Sunday, November 8, 2020, at approximately 7:05 a.m., on the 1700 block of North Altadena Drive in Pasadena.  
 
The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.   
  
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 
 
 
Forwarded by:  
Deputy Trina Schrader  
Sheriff's Information Bureau 
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  
211 West Temple Street,  
Los Angeles California 90012  
213-229-1700  
http://www.lasd.org    
 
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Alex Villanueva, Sheriff  
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department