Gardena man shot dead in home

(Tex Texin/Wikicommons)

A man was found deceased in his Gardena home last week, with the cause of death believed to be a gunshot wound. A homicide investigation is underway.

According to KTLA, “the Gardena Police Department responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of West El Segundo Boulevard around 9:17 p.m.” The incident occurred on November 6.

After a caller told officers that the man had been shot inside his residence, police “found the victim lying on the floor with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was reportedly in his 60s. His identity is being withheld pending further investigation and notification of next of kin. Although the circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting remain unclear, police said they are investigating the incident as a homicide.”

Anyone with information should call Sergeant Rosales or Detective Ugalde at 310-217-9692 or 310-217-9635.