Man in his 20s fatally shot in Compton

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- An investigation is underway in Compton, where a man in his 20s was killed in a shooting early Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from the Compton Station were called to the 700 block of North Chester Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. about a shooting.
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Responding deputies found the victim with at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso, investigators said. The man, described as being in his mid-20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A motive for the killing was not known.
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If you have any relevant information about this ongoing investigation, you're urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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