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LASD Responded to a Shooting Death Investigation, Mariposa Ave., Torrance

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a male adult in the unincorporated Area of Torrance. 

On Nov.21, about 10:13 a.m., deputies from Carson Station responded to a person down call for service on the 23100 block of S. Mariposa Ave. 

When the deputies arrived on scene, they discovered a male adult suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso.  Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.  

This investigation is on-going and there is no additional information available at this time. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or, anonymously at 800-222-8477, http://lacrimestoppers.org

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