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Warren Buffett
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives responded to the intersection of 215th Street and Norwalk Boulevard, Hawaiian Gardens, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male adult and the wounding of another.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital, where one of the victims was pronounced dead. Both victims are described as African-American men.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Lakewood Sheriff’s Station polices the Cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood and Paramount, and unincorporated communities in Long Beach and Cerritos: