The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting death.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced the investigation in a post from its headquarters account, writing that its Homicide Bureau was responding to a shooting death investigation.
in the area. The notice did not include the man's name or age, and the department said no additional information was available at the time it was issued.
Few Details Released So Far
Investigators have not said what led up to the shooting or whether anyone has been identified as a person of interest. The case has been assigned to the Homicide Bureau, with Lieutenant Steven De Jong listed as the supervising investigator, according to the department's notice. Anyone with information has been asked to call the Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Those who want to remain anonymous can instead reach out to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips mobile app, or by visiting lacrimestoppers.org, per the sheriff's department.
Littlerock Has Seen Other Homicide Investigations This Year
The sweeping desert community of Littlerock, in the Antelope Valley, has had other fatal shootings investigated by the sheriff's department this year, though there is no indication any of them are connected to Tuesday's case. In June, county authorities identified a man killed in Littlerock's Sun Village neighborhood as 45-year-old Alex Valenzuela-Acosta, who was also pronounced dead at the scene, according to mynewsla.com. That outlet reported the victim and suspect in that case knew each other and that the fatal attack stemmed from a tenant-landlord dispute.
In a separate Littlerock case this year, deputies responding near 120th Street East and Avenue Q found a man sitting in the driver's seat of a car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, as reported by CBS News Los Angeles. That victim was identified as 39-year-old Bayron Herrera Pivaral and was declared dead at the scene. The station noted that deputies had not yet provided details on a suspect or motive in that case as the investigation continued.
No such details have emerged yet in Tuesday's shooting near 116th Street East and Avenue T-14. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has not released a timeline for the investigation, and it remains unclear whether any arrests are imminent.
