12-year-old boy ID'd as shooting victim found dead on roadside in Canyon Country area

CANYON COUNTRY, SANTA CLARITA (CNS) -- A person who was found shot to death in the Canyon Country area was a 12-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.

Deputies went to Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon roads about 6:30 a.m. Monday on a "shooting death investigation,'' according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Willians Lemus Ayala, 12, of Canyon Country, was found dead at a "roadside,'' according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

The sheriff's department preliminarily had listed the dead person as a "male adult.'' No arrests were reported, and no other information was immediately released.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. Tipsters may also use the Crime Stoppers website.
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