Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are continuing to assist Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson detectives regarding a residential fire that initially occurred on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at approximately 1230 A.M. The location of occurrence is the 44000 block of Andale Avenue in the city of Lancaster.
On the night of the fire, Lancaster Sheriff Deputies along with Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the location regarding a residential fire and the fire was extinguished. On today’s date, November 15, 2021, at approximately 2:30 P.M., investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson Detail returned to the location to conduct an investigation regarding the origins of the fire. While conducting their investigation they discovered a deceased body (unknown female or male) inside the location. At this time the cause of the fire remains unknown and the cause of death to the body also remains unknown.
There is no suspect information at this time.
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 Eva Jimenez
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
DATE: Monday, November 15, 2021
REPORTED AT: 2:25 p.m.
LOCATION: 44000 block of Andale Avenue, Lancaster
VICTIM: Unknown Adult
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Brandon Dean
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to the 44000 block of Andale Avenue in the city of Lancaster to investigate the circumstances surrounding a recently discovered burnt body. The discovery of the body was reported on November 15, 2021 at approximately 2:25 p.m.
The male adult 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 Eva Jimenez
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
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Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
