Man found fatally shot under Culver Boulevard bridge in Playa Del Rey

PLAYA DEL REY, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A man whose body was retrieved by lifeguards, fire personnel and a swift water rescue team Saturday from a "shed-like" structure beneath the Culver Boulevard bridge at the Ballona Creek flood control channel was the victim of homicide.

Los Angeles police say the man was shot. It was now up to the medical examiner's office to determine when the man died and who he was.

The first responders were dispatched to 13551 W. Culver Blvd. about 10:40 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

Culver Boulevard was temporarily closed in both directions between Jefferson and Lincoln boulevards to allow for the retrieval of the body.

Police believed the victim to be approximately 40 years old.