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Santa Monica Police Probe Homicide After Man Found Dead in Home

Detectives characterize the case as isolated with no ongoing threat to the community.

Overview

  • Officers responded to a 911 report of an assault around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of Delaware Avenue near 18th Street.
  • Responding crews found a man with significant injuries who was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
  • A second man at the residence was detained without incident and remains in police custody.
  • Investigators are processing the home, with crime-scene tape placed inside and outside as they document evidence.
  • Police have not released the identities of those involved or any information on a possible motive.