A 62-year-old man was found shot to death inside his home in the 2000 block of West El Segundo Boulevard in Gardena on Friday night, and police are now investigating his killing as a homicide. The man was later identified as Maurice Brown.
According to MyNewsLA.com, officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside the residence. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The exact timing of that response varies by outlet — KTLA reported officers responded around 9:17 p.m., while the Daily Breeze put the initial call at just after 9:15 p.m. A separate account from the original MyNewsLA report placed the dispatch at about 9:20 p.m., attributed to Capt. Chris Cuff of the Gardena Police Department.
Per KTLA, a caller told police the man had been shot inside his residence, and officers arriving on scene found the victim lying on the floor with gunshot wounds before he was pronounced dead. KTLA's early report said the victim's identity was being withheld pending further investigation and notification of next of kin. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as Maurice Brown, 62.
No Suspect Information Released
As of the latest reporting, suspect information was not immediately available. Police have not released details about a possible motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to call Sergeant Rosales or Detective Ugalde at 310-217-9692 or 310-217-9635, referencing report #26-4950, according to KTLA.
Second Gardena Shooting in Same Week
The case comes just days after another fatal shooting in Gardena. On November 3, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to a call in the 14000 block of South Main Street and found a male victim dead at the scene, according to 2UrbanGirls.
Brown's death remains under investigation by the Gardena Police Department, which has not announced any arrests.
