Man Found Shot to Death in Pickup in East L.A. as LASD Opens Homicide Probe

Overview

• Deputies found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black pickup near Telegraph Road and South Woods Avenue, just off the 5 Freeway.
• The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
• Authorities have not identified the man, and investigators have not disclosed a suspect, motive, or further details.
• Aerial footage showed damage to the truck’s passenger-side window and patrol vehicles working near an unfinished house by the scene.
• Early reports differed on the timing of the call to authorities, and LASD is asking anyone with information to contact its Homicide Bureau.