Crime & Safety
Man Shot, Killed Friday in San Fernando Valley ID'd
The victim, 31, was found mortally wounded near a tree in Reseda, officials said.
RESEDA, CA — Authorities Tuesday identified a man who was fatally shot in Reseda.
Officers sent to the 18000 block of Saticoy Street around 12:50 a.m. Friday found the mortally wounded man lying near a tree, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Earl Hunter, 31, died at a hospital, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. His city of residence was not known.
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Police have released few details of the investigation, and it was unclear if the killing was related to a shooting about an hour earlier in the 18500 block of Sherman Way.
In that crime, two men were shot during an attempted robbery by three suspects near a tattoo shop, according to police and reports from the scene. The wounded men were treated at a hospital and released, police said.
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Police determined the three suspects — two of whom were armed — got out of a gray sedan and confronted the victims. One suspect attempted to grab a victim's necklaces and remove them from his neck immediately before the shooting.
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