Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man and wounding of two others. The incident was reported Saturday, February 13, 2021, at approximately 10:00 p.m., on the 44400 block of 3rd Street East in Lancaster.
Deputies responded to the location for a gunshot victim call. Upon their arrival, they found three victims.
A male Black 21 years-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
A male Black 20 years-old and a female Black 21 years-old, were both transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
There’s no suspect information available at this time.
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DATE: Saturday, February 13, 2021
REPORTED AT: approximately 10:14 p.m.
LOCATION: 44400 block of 3rd Street East in Lancaster
VICTIMS: Two male adults and one female adult
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Robert Westphal
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are responding to a shooting death investigation. The incident was reported Saturday, February 13, 2021, at approximately 10:14 p.m., on the 44400 block of 3rd Street East in Lancaster.
A male adult was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second male adult and a female adult were both shot and transported to a local hospital to be treated.
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
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Deputy Trina Schrader
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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