Receive alerts from your local agencies
...or text your ZIP CODE to 888777 for mobile alerts

Full Notification

LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Thursday October 15th, 2020 :: 10:41 p.m. PDT

Advisory

**UPD**#LASD Homicide Detectives Respond to a Death Investigation, 12300 block of Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau Detectives are continuing their investigation into the death of a male white adult that occurred on the 12300 block of Carson Street in the City of Hawaiian Gardens on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at approximately 6:15 pm

Detectives have learned that deputies assigned to Lakewood Station responded to the location regarding a “check the vicinity” call.  The call indicated that the location was a storage facility and that an employee smelled a strong odor coming from one of the storage units.  Upon their arrival, the deputies alongside personnel  from the Los Angeles County Fire Department made entry into the storage unit and discovered a male white adult approximately 30-35 years old deceased inside.

The identity of the victim and the cause of death is unknown.

The investigation is ongoing and there Is no further 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
 
Written by:
Deputy James Nagao
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - 1st Floor
211 W. Temple St


**ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE BELOW**

DATE: 
Thursday, October 15, 2020
                           
TIME:  6:10 P.M
                              
LOCATION:  12300 block of Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens
 
VICTIM: Male Adult
 
SUSPECT:  Unknown
 
UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant  Dean

NARRATIVE:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives responded to investigate the death of a male adult that occurred on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at approximately 6:10 P.M. on the 12300 block of Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no further 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
 
Written by:
Deputy Grace Medrano
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor 
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700
 

Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept Information Bureau (SIB)" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan.
 
"If You See Something, Say Something"
LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or 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.
 
Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department


 

Address/Location
LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
211 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 213-229-1700

Navigate & Discover