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UPDATED: LASD Says Man Found Shot To Death, San Gabriel River Channel North of Carson St. Was 24 Yrs Old, Found At Bottom Of River Embankment, Investigation Ongoing


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(Sept. 19, 2015, UPDATED 10:25 p.m.) -- LASD has provided some additional information about a man found shot to death in the San Gabriel River channel. LASD says he was 24 years old,...and found at the bottom of the embankment in the San Gabriel Riverbed.

In an update this evening (Sept. 19), LASD says that about 10:30 a.m., Lakewood Station deputies responded to the San Gabriel Riverbed just north of Carson Street, Lakewood, regarding a "male not breathing" call. Deputies arrived to find a 24-year-old man lying on the ground at the bottom of the embankment in the San Gabriel Riverbed. The man was suffering from one gunshot wound to the upper torso.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, his name not being released at this time pending next of kin notification.

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LASD says its investigation is ongoing, and no further information is available for now. It asks anyone with information about what took place to contact LASD's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling "Crime Stoppers" at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website.

LBREPORT.com will continue to update this story as we learn further.

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(Sept. 19, 2015, initial report 1:20 p.m.) -- A man has been found shot to death in what LASD describes as the "San Gabriel Riverbed" north of Carson St. in Lakewood. [Unclear to us from LASD's advisory if the man was found in the riverbed itself or along the bikepath/pedestrian path.]

An LASD advisory says the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. LASD's homicide detectives have responded and as of 1:20 p.m. there's no no further information.

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