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LASD Investigating Shooting in Neighboring Area

Sheriff detectives were spotted in the unincorporated area of Willowbrook, just west of Lynwood.

By City News Service

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Sheriff's homicide detectives were investigating the shooting death of a man in the Willowbrook, a deputy said on Sunday.

The shooting was reported at 9:39 p.m. Saturday in the 11900 block of Elva Avenue, said Deputy Aura Sierra-Lidman of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

"The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead,'' Sierra-Lidman said.

Anyone with information about the incident was encouraged to contact homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

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