Sheriff’s homicide detectives were investigating a possible gang-related shooting death Sunday of a man in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County near the Florence area.
The attack in the 8100 block of Alix Avenue, near East 81st Street, was reported around 7:40 a.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez.
Responding deputies found a man in his 20s lying on the sidewalk, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, Navarro-Suarez said. Paramedics were called to the scene and pronounced him dead. His name was withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
A motive for the shooting was unknown.
No suspect description was immediately available.
Anyone with information on this killing was asked to call the LASD’s homicide unit at 323-890-5500. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.