Crime & Safety
Man Found Fatally Wounded In Lake Forest Alley
A 26-year-old man died after being found suffering from gunshot wounds early Wednesday in a Lake Forest alley.
LAKE FOREST, CA — Sheriff's deputies Wednesday found a man, approximately 20 years old, fatally wounded in an alley in Lake Forest.
Deputies dispatched about 1:25 a.m. to a residential area near Second Street and Village Drive regarding a man bleeding in an alley found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound and not breathing, the Orange County Sheriff's Department reported.
He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead at short time later.
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The Orange County Sheriff's Department asked anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at 714-647-7000 or Orange Count Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.
—City News Service
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#OCSDPIO PRESS RELEASE- Homicide investigation in Lake Forest- At approx 1:25 a.m. today, deputies responded to 2nd St. and Village Dr. Deputies found a male, approx 20 years old, suffering from a gunshot wound and not breathing. The man died a short time later at the hospital. pic.twitter.com/9G7R7zChcP
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) January 1, 2020