Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a woman and man in unincorporated Los Angeles.
Deputies from Century Station responded to a home in the 1200 block of East 119th Street regarding a gunshot victim call at 4:45 AM today. Upon arriving, deputies discovered a female Black victim in her 40’s lying unresponsive in a driveway. A male Black in his 40’s was lying unresponsive in the street nearby. Both appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators learned the female victim, who lived across the street from where she was discovered, had returned home where the male, believed to be her ex-boyfriend, was waiting for her. The male suspect chased the victim a short distance before shooting her. The suspect then turned the gun on himself.
A semiautomatic handgun was recovered at the scene.
No additional information is being released 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 Serna Brenda
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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DATE: Saturday, April 16, 2022
REPORTED AT: Approximately 4:50 a.m.
LOCATION: 1200 Block of East 119th Street, Los Angeles
VICTIM(S): Female Adult
SUSPECT(S): Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Derrick Alfred
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are responding to a shooting death investigation. The incident was reported Saturday, April 16, 2022, at approximately 4:50 a.m., in the 1200 block of East 119th Street, Los Angeles.
The victim was pronounced deceased 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
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Deputy Veronica Fantom
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
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