- Thursday November 19th, 2020 :: 06:50 p.m. PST
LASD UPDATE Homicide Bureau Assisting El Monte PD with a Shooting Investigation at 10000 Valley Blvd, El Monte
Sheriffs Homicide Investigators continue to assist El Monte Police Department in the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a Hispanic man in El Monte.
On Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 2:10 PM, officers from the El Monte Police Department responded to a motel in the 10000 block of Valley Boulevard regarding a call of shots fired and a gunshot victim at the scene. Upon arriving, the officers discovered the victim, a male in his 20’s, suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
There is no suspect description and the murder weapon remains outstanding. This shooting is being investigated as gang related.
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 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 Eric Ortiz
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELASE BELOW:
DATE: Thursday, November 19, 2020
TIME: Approx 2:10 PM
LOCATION: 10000 Block of Valley Blvd, El Monte
VICTIM: Male Adult
SUSPECT(S): Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Alfred
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are responding to the 10000 block of Valley Blvd, in the City of El Monte to assist the El Monte Police Department investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male adult.
The man was pronounced dead at a local Hospital.
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 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
Authored by:
Deputy James Nagao
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
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