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“In towns and cities... there is no more important institution than the local paper.”
Warren Buffett
By Randy Economy
An adult male was shot and killed in Norwalk this past Sunday morning at a location at the 12000 block of Lowemont Street.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m.
His identify has been confirmed as Carlos Aguilar, 25, of La Mirada.
The street has been the location of at least two other violent shootings during the past several months. Back in December of 2013, Hews Media Group-Community Newspapers reported that a man was wounded in the leg in a shooting that took place at 1:54 a.m. also at the 12000 block of Lowemont Street. The cross street is Elaine Avenue.
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.