A man was found fatally shot Monday evening in Paramount, turning a residential stretch near Orange Avenue into an active crime scene as deputies moved in to investigate.
According to a news release, deputies were dispatched shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the 7200 block of Motz Street, where they found one man dead from gunfire, as reported by CBS Los Angeles. Deputies detained two people at the scene, and homicide detectives were called in to take over the investigation. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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Detectives have not released details about a possible motive or the victim’s identity as they work to piece together what led up to the shooting. For now, key questions remain unanswered while investigators sort through evidence and witness accounts…