Crime & Safety

Person Found Dead of Gunshot in Venice Apartment

The victim is found by a family member.

A man said to be about 40 years old was found dead Friday in an apartment in the Marina Peninsula area of Venice and police were investigating a possible suicide.

The body was found about 11:45 a.m. in the 3400 block of Ocean Front Walk, south of Washington Boulevard by a family member doing a welfare check, LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said.

Eisenman said the cause of death was under investigation, but KCAL9 reported the man suffered a gunshot wound.

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