Man struck in head, killed in fight in Westlake District

Friday, January 13, 2017
WESTLAKE DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A homicide investigation was underway in the Westlake District after a fight turned deadly early Friday.

Officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon at about 1 a.m. in the 400 block of Hartford Avenue.
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According to Los Angeles police Rampart Division officers, there was a fight and a suspect struck a man in the head with an unspecified object.

The unidentified victim received blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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One person was detained, but it was not clear if that person is the murder suspect.
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