Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the shooting death of a male Black adult that occurred on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at approximately 4:21 p.m., in the 800 block of South Mayo Avenue, Compton.
Detectives have learned that deputies assigned to Compton Sheriff’s Station responded to the location regarding a “gunshot victim” call.
Upon their arrival, deputies located the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the lower torso.
The victim was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had been seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked along the curb when he was shot.
The incident appears to be 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
Authored by:
Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy
@LASDJuanita
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
Original press release is as follows:
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DATE: Tuesday, August 18, 2020
TIME: Approximately 4:21 p.m.
LOCATION: 800 block of South Mayo Avenue, Compton
VICTIM: Male Adult
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Robert Westphal
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are responding to the shooting death of a man. The incident was reported Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at approximately 4:21 p.m., on the 800 block of South Mayo Avenue in Compton.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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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Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
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