The body of a male was found Saturday in a South Los Angeles alley, authorities said.

The discovery was reported at 6:05 p.m. at 101st Street and Avalon Boulevard, Lt. J. Bennett of the Los Angeles Police Department‘s Southeast Station said.

Detectives were investigating the circumstances leading to the death and whether it was a homicide, Bennett said.

–City News Service

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