Crime & Safety
Manhunt On For Killer Who Shot Homeless Man In Encino
Witnesses heard two men arguing Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park before the fatal shooting.
ENCINO, CA — Authorities Thursday are seeking public help to find a suspect who fatally shot a 35-year-old transient man in an Encino park.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Station responded about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday to a call of a man shot in Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers arrived to find a man, later identified as Bryan Woodson, 35, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, police reported.
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Paramedics rendered aid but Woodson succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
Witnesses told police they heard Woodson and a man arguing before shots were fired, police reported.
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No arrests have been made, and authorities have not released a description of the suspect.
Anyone with information about the case was encouraged to call Los Angeles Police Department, Valley Bureau Homicide, Detective Campagna at 818- 374-9550. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-TIPS.
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