Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting death. The incident was reported Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at approximately 12:52 a.m., near the 8200 block of Somerset Boulevard in Paramount.
Lakewood Station deputies responded to a gunshot victim call for service. When the deputies arrived, they found a 19 year-old male in the street suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
There no suspect information available and no additional information 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
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: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
REPORTED AT: 12:52 a.m.
LOCATION: 8200 block of Somerset Boulevard, Lakewood
VICTIM: Male Adult
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Robert Westphal
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to the 8200 block of Somerset Boulevard, in the city of Lakewood regarding a shooting death investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at approximately 12:52 a.m.
The male adult victim was transported and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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 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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